FRESH BUTTER

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Banish that image of the old butter churn: If you have a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, making fresh butter is a hands-free operation that, in just minutes, gives you butter that tastes just like the fancy European kinds sold in grocery stores.

Provided by MrsWheelbarrow

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 pint heavy cream
ΒΌ teaspoon kosher or sea salt

Steps:

  • Whip 1 pint heavy cream with a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Be sure to cover mixer and bowl with a clean kitchen towel, or risk a splattering mess. The cream will go through several stages -- foamy, then frothy, then soft peaks, stiff peaks, and, eventually, butter. It will take anywhere from 6 to 15 minutes until the butter separates from the buttermilk and starts to spatter.
  • Pour buttermilk into an airtight container and refrigerate; it will keep for 3 days.
  • Form butter into a ball. Working over a colander in the sink, rinse butter under cold running water to remove any remaining buttermilk. If butter is too soft, float it in a bowl of ice water for 20 minutes, then continue. When water runs clear from butter in your hands, knead butter firmly to remove all moisture.
  • Butter will stay fresh longer if it's salted, so work 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt into butter. Wrap in wax or cheese paper, or pack into ramekins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102.6 calories, Carbohydrate 0.8 g, Cholesterol 40.8 mg, Fat 11 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 41.3 mg

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