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Making butter: a question

Poodlepet2 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:23:04 GMT

I have made butter before, but in a few places, I have read that you are supposed to let the cream sit at room temperature so that it sours ( 6-8 hrs). Then you whip it. I wanted to double check the recipes, and now I can't find them anywhere. Does anybody know about this? Ultimately, I am making honey butter for homemade bread. Thanks, Poodlepet

Re: Making butter: a question

Zhills — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:36:13 GMT

Here is a website explaining it. It really has changed since we churned butter!

http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2013/12/how-to-make-butter.html

Enjoy!

Re: Making butter: a question

Poodlepet2 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:13:53 GMT

Thank you Zhills! That's what I was looking for....but I'm curious: how has it changed since you made it? What I found interesting is that I kNOW I have seen recipes that tell you just to let the cream sit- they said nothing about using cultures....but that's why I wanted to see a recipe becoming a use it's been at least two years since I investigated this topic. I am going to try this in the processor thought: the last time I made it in the strand mixer, it was a wee bit messy?? Poodlepet

Re: Making butter: a question

chrystaltree — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:14:59 GMT

Does QVC sell butter churns now.....lol

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Nightowlz — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:17:40 GMT

Never made butter before. You could always buy Kerry Gold Butter to save some time. It's made from grass fed cows. It's really good. They only place they carry where I live is Wal-Mart. They have the gold foil salted or the silver foil wrapped unsalted butter. I do keep a stick in a butter boat on the counter so it's ready to use when we want some.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Homemade-Butter-and-Buttermilk-242047

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Poodlepet2 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:49:41 GMT

Nightowlz, I love Kerrygold: you made me laugh. If you can't find it in the grocery store, go to Nightowlz house-you are sure to find some there!

Re: Making butter: a question

Zhills — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:31:01 GMT

We always let milk set until it became "clabber" before we churned it. Never used any cultures. Never made sweet butter either. Once the milk clabbered, you could churn it just by shaking it in the same jar until the milk and cream (curds and whey) separate and the butter forms on top.

We had one of these when I was young.

but I made butter in a quart jar by shaking to show the kids how to make butter. Shake it while you watch TV, doesn't take too long. I have not used a mixer because I didn't want to do a butter cleanup! Hope your butter turns out great. Keep us posted. There really is nothing like fresh butter!

P.S. You can drink both the clabber or the buttermilk after the butter is made. Very good with cornbread. Don't waste your fresh buttermilk. It's good, not like store bought at all.

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Poodlepet2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:40:02 GMT

Zhills, you would gag over this, but go onto the Lehman's allegedly all Amish made website and see what they are charging for that time-worn device that you are showing. Seriously, I was going to get one for my daughter, and then I saw the price!!!!! Poodlepet

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151949 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:59:56 GMT

Lehmans has become a tourist trap and everything there is overpriced now. Too bad. When I was little we lived on a farm and my Mom made butter in the electric mixer. She would let the milk sit until the cream rose to the top, then scoop the cream to make butter.she did not let it sit until it soured, that would have ruined the milk. After the butter got somewhat solid she would wrap it in cheesecloth and knead the salt through it in the sink as a lot more liquid would come out then. The liquid is buttermilk.

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vabreeze — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:00:16 GMT

Once, I shook a container of heavy cream upon taking it out of the fridge thinking I was blending it well just in case there was any separation. When I opened the carton, I saw some solids along the top of the cream. Was that butter???!!!! :~D

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Poodlepet2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:26:45 GMT

Vabreeze, it sounds like that was the beginning of a beautiful dairy creation. When you are making butter, it does go through a phase where it is whipped cream. You keep on agitating/mixing/churning and then it will "break", and then the solids come together. The site that Zhills posted is excellent because it shows what it looks like through the various stages. I love Kerrygold and Plugra butter, but every now and then I make homemade, and it's just delightful. I don't know if I would use it in cooking (cookies etc) because I'm never sure that I got enough water out, but as a topping on toast or waffles, it's bliss. Poodlepet

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dfyre — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:46:34 GMT

I remember back in grammar school, maybe 2nd or 3rd grade, the teacher passed a jar of cream around the classroom and we all took turns shaking it. Eventually, there was butter (and buttermilk). Other than that, the only "experience" I've had is when I left the mixer on too long and got whipped "butter" instead of whipped cream - lol.

Re: Making butter: a question

Poodlepet2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:47:42 GMT

In my humble opinion, "stiff" or over beaten whipped cream on baked goods is delicious, and I think I use much less than if I was using solid butter, or even butter from a butter keeper. Try it! Poodlepet

Re: Making butter: a question

Giordan — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:28:50 GMT

On 11/25/2014 Poodlepet said: Thank you Zhills! That's what I was looking for....but I'm curious: how has it changed since you made it? What I found interesting is that I kNOW I have seen recipes that tell you just to let the cream sit- they said nothing about using cultures....but that's why I wanted to see a recipe becoming a use it's been at least two years since I investigated this topic. I am going to try this in the processor thought: the last time I made it in the strand mixer, it was a wee bit messy?? Poodlepet

Hi from Naples!

The food processor works great for butter.

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Poodlepet2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:03:48 GMT

Hi Giordan! Our primary residence is in PG, but our weekend place is on the north end of Pine Island, and there is a wind chill!! I am so looking forward to an afternoon snack of hot tea and a toasted English muffin slathered with butter!! What is the weather doing in Naples? My son is in Tampa and said It's beautiful. It sounds like we will have a beautiful day tomorrow! Poodlepet

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FastDogWalker2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:51:16 GMT

I teach pre-k and today in school, we made butter! We used heavy cream and put it in a glass jar wrapped in bubble wrap and added two marbles. We shook and shook and the end result was delicious butter! The kids loved it!

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151949 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:56:26 GMT

On 11/26/2014 Poodlepet said: Hi Giordan! Our primary residence is in PG, but our weekend place is on the north end of Pine Island, and there is a wind chill!! I am so looking forward to an afternoon snack of hot tea and a toasted English muffin slathered with butter!! What is the weather doing in Naples? My son is in Tampa and said It's beautiful. It sounds like we will have a beautiful day tomorrow! Poodlepet

We are near Pine Island and it is cloudy and only 59 today.What a storm we had last night! However, I called family in Pa and it is snowing like crazy there so I will not complain about 59 degrees. It is nice weather for having the oven on to make pies for tomorrow.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:01:44 GMT

I hope your butter comes out great! You are braver than I. I've never made butter. I bet homemade butter is entirely different from commercial butter.

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Pickwickpapers — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:08:45 GMT

My aunt and grandmother used to make butter with milk from their own cows...........but in my case that is a lost talent that I don't have.........

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Vamp — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 01:14:38 GMT

Poodlepet, homemade honey butter sounds delicious! What a treat!

I stumbled across this little butter maker at Sur la Table the other day. I'm debating whether to get it for myself...For $15, you get a butter making jar with the instructions right on it (BTW, it says to set it out for 6-8 hours), plus a built-in seive for straining the buttermilk out, and a ramekin that attaches to the jar--just remove the ramekin, and you have your butter! Granted, you can just make butter in any old jar, but I like it that this one has a strainer and a ramekin attached to it.

http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-1295591/Chefn+Buttercup+Butter+Maker