How To Make Butter (Homemade Butter)

Name: How To Make Butter (Homemade Butter)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 oz
Ingredients: 2 cups cream from raw milk (or heavy cream); ½ teaspoon salt; ice water

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Prep Time
10 mins
mixing
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
8 oz
Calories
205 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
International

How To Make Butter (Homemade Butter)

Allison Stevens

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Learn how to make butter at home with this easy method! It’s so quick and easy and results in the creamiest homemade butter perfect for cooking and spreading.

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Ingredients

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2 cups cream from raw milk (or heavy cream)
½ teaspoon salt (if you are making salted butter)
ice water

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Instructions

Scoop out the cream from the top of the raw milk using a large spoon, or skip this step and use store bought heavy cream.
Pour cream into the food processor and mix on low for a couple of minutes.
Increase to high speed and mix until whipped cream forms. Open the lid of the food processor and scrape the sides. Close the lid and process again on high for a couple more minutes or until butter solids form and separate from the buttermilk. (The cream will go through several different stages before finally turning into butter.)
Scrape the sides and lid, and transfer the butter to a sieve with a bowl underneath. The buttermilk will drain in the bowl. Preserve it and use it later.
Shape the butter with your hands into a ball.
Transfer the butter to a bowl filled with ice water (& ice cubes) and rinse it by kneading and squeezing it several times, changing the water until it's no longer cloudy. This could take anywhere between 6 to 8 changes of water.

Notes

Keep the raw milk undisturbed in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight before separating the cream. The thick cream will rise to the top and will make it easier to separate later.
Use raw milk or heavy cream that has at least 40% fat.
Use a food processor or a stand mixer with a splatter guard to prevent splattering cream all over your kitchen. If you are using a hand mixer, cover it and the bowl with a towel.
Knead and squeeze the butter in ice water, changing the water several times, until it's not cloudy.
Be sure to wash the butter with water really well or the butter will turn rancid pretty quickly.
You can also add salt or make compound butter if you wish.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1oz Calories 205kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Cholesterol 82mg (27%) Sodium 168mg (7%) Potassium 45mg (1%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 875IU (18%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 39mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8oz

Amount Per Serving

Calories 205 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1oz
Calories	205kcal	10%
Carbohydrates	2g	1%
Protein	1g	2%
Fat	22g	34%
Saturated Fat	14g	70%
Cholesterol	82mg	27%
Sodium	168mg	7%
Potassium	45mg	1%
Sugar	1g	2%
Vitamin A	875IU	18%
Vitamin C	1mg	1%
Calcium	39mg	4%