RENDERED/CLARIFIED BUTTER (SAMNEH) MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE

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Rendered/Clarified Butter (Samneh) Middle East, Palestine image

A lot of Arabic pastries call for rendered, or clarified butter. This is an easy recipe for how to make this butter. Stored in jars, rendered butter will keep for many months without being refrigerated.

Provided by Palis Favorites

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 2-5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 2

5 lbs sweet butter
1/2 cup burghul (coarse and rinsed) or 1/2 cup flour

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a saucepan, and add the Burghul or flour.
  • Cook on low heat until foam disappears from top.
  • When clear, remove from heat and cool. Pour the pure butter into jars.
  • Be careful not to pour the salty residue.
  • *Optional: You can use 2 1/2 lbs margarine and 2 1/2 lbs butter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 8137.9, Fat 920.6, SaturatedFat 583, Cholesterol 2440.2, Sodium 124.8, Carbohydrate 0.7, Sugar 0.7, Protein 9.7

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