How to Make Homemade Butter

Name: How to Make Homemade Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 7 h 15 min
Yield: 32 servings
Ingredients: 2 pints heavy cream; 1 tablespoon salt; 4 drops Yellow food coloring

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Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
7 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 15 mins
Servings
32 servings
Calories
102 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
American

How to Make Homemade Butter

Iris Warren

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How to Make Homemade Butter from heavy whipping cream. If you've ever wanted to try making DIY homemade butter from scratch, here's your recipe!

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Ingredients

Servings

2 pints heavy cream (1 quart)
1 tablespoon salt optional
4 drops Yellow food coloring optional

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Instructions

Ripen the cream by letting it stand at room temperature for 4 to 6 hours. It will thicken and become mildly sour. This helps to give the butter a mild, good taste. Cool cream again in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Pour cream into large electric mixer bowl. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring, if desired. Beat at high speed until flecks of butter begin to form. Then turn to low speed until butter separates from milk. Watch to keep the spattering to a minimum. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as the cream whips.
Pour off the buttermilk.
Now, “wash” the butter either by hand under cold, running water or in the mixer. If washing by hand, gather the butter into a mass in your hands and “knead” it gently under running water until the water runs clear. If using the mixer, place the butter back in the bowl and add cold water, about as much as there was buttermilk. Let beater run at lowest speed. Pour off water; repeat.
Add a scant tablespoon of salt. Let beater mix it into the butter. Remove the beaters, scrape off the butter with a spatula and work out any remaining water with a spatula by pressing the butter against the side of the bowl. Be sure to work out all of the water.
Mold the butter in a butter press or empty it into a container with a tightly fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

One quart of cream makes about 1 pound of butter, although it depends on how heavy (fat) the cream is.
One quart of cream makes about 1 pound of butter, although it depends on how heavy (fat) the cream is.
One serving = 1 tablespoon.
One serving = 1 tablespoon.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 102kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 229mg (10%) Potassium 22mg (1%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 435IU (9%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 19mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 32servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 102 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1
Calories	102kcal	5%
Carbohydrates	1g	0%
Protein	1g	2%
Fat	11g	17%
Saturated Fat	7g	35%
Cholesterol	41mg	14%
Sodium	229mg	10%
Potassium	22mg	0%
Sugar	1g	2%
Vitamin A	435IU	9%
Vitamin C	1mg	1%
Calcium	19mg	2%
Iron	1mg	6%