A couple of months ago , I did a post on how to make your own butter , the old fashioned way , with a little elbow grease and a mason jar :) Today Ill show you an easier method, using your food pro. Lots of pictures to explain the whole process :) Enjoy
Ingredients Required :
Heavy Cream - I used 750 ml , but 500ml makes for a nice sized batch too.
Food Processor
Sea Salt - Optional
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| Start with 750ml of heavy cream ( 35% ) Ive owned this food pro for 10 years , and have never had a chance to use the mixer attachment until now. |
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| Noisy attachment that it is :) lol |
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| 5 minutes or so in.. it will appear that nothing is happening, and then .... |
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| You get good old fashioned whipping cream :)) :) |
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| Keep going , the volume will increase almost twofold. |
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| and just when you think nothing is going to happen ... it starts to change .. this is about 15 minutes in . |
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| At about twenty minutes it starts to clump up a little, and the butter milk starts separating. |
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| Twenty five minutes of constant whirring , and you have butter .. time to strain off the butter milk. |
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| Add a couple of cups of ice water , and turn it back on for 1 minute. |
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| Strain off the ice water , and you will have butter!!! |
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| Mmmmm creamy homemade butter !!! |
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| I saved the butter milk for making a loaf of bread :)) |
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| Pack the butter into a seal-able container , add some sea salt if you like :) This will last for about a month in the fridge. |
That's it!! So simple and easy , and you can add any flavourings you like , herbs, salts , chili.. garlic Mmmmm so many options to enjoy , or keep it plain and add flavour later :) I hope you have enjoyed this recipe. Happy Cooking :))
Rich - some questions:
ReplyDelete1. What brand food processor?
2. Do you like your FP?
3. Why the ice water as a final step in butter making?
Thanks, :D
Hi Lindy :))
ReplyDelete1. I have a Moulinex ( ? ) lol I have no idea if its a good one or not , but it is a two in one , with a blender on one side and the food pro on the other... I would buy separate ones next time though.
2. Its pretty good, and has LOADS of attachment blades . I much prefer to do things by hand if possible though .
3. I'm really not sure , but it does change the texture slightly... I think it sets the butter ?? Ill try and find out a more scientific reason for you :)
Anytime :)) Thanks for dropping by !!
http://www.moulinex.ca/prod_adventio.html
ReplyDeleteand just checked it is to help congeal the butter and to wash away the buttermilk residue :))
I've heard of the brand Moulinex. It must be a good one if you've been using it for 10 years. LOL!!! :D I have a Bosch - does a million things but does not work well as a FP which is why I want to get a Cuisinart. With all this cooking going on I now have lots of good uses for a separate FP. :D
ReplyDeletelol it does work well enough,Im pretty sure it had atleast 5 yrs off during those 10 though:)) lol Id like a Cuisinart FP too, and one of those big Kitchen Aid mixers too!!! LOL but my favourite, by far, is my blender stick, so quick and easy to use.
ReplyDeleteI use my stick blender to make butter too!
ReplyDeleteWow, I LOVE your food processor!!!!:) I have never tried to make butter by myself before, but now that I see your stunning pictures, I will definitely try!
ReplyDeleteThank you Tanja :) it sat unused for many years , as i prefer to chop by by hand.... but its fun to drag it out for special projects :) Good luck , and enjoy!! its fun:)) I also have a mason jar version on here :)
ReplyDeleteYum! Nothing like fresh butter for fresh homemade bread!! ;)
ReplyDeleteRich, It's a great and easy way to produce home made butter. First in my life. Appreciate your job, documenting all the "steps". Cheers.
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