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Re: Making butter: a question

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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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.

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

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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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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

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