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| StarMeadow |
Posted - Dec 04 2008 : 2:21:45 PM
Hey I made some butter the other day. Not as hard as I thought. I only used a regular mixer and heavy cream. I think next time, I'll add some garlic/herbs...or maybe honey. I like organic butter but can't pay the almost 5$ a pound.
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Dec 05 2008 : 11:17:38 AM
Well, Kristin, the mixer is my preferred way to make whipped cream AND butter. You just whip it a bit longer to get past the whipped cream stage.
Becky, you can shake it in a jar. I've tried twice to make whipped cream that way and it's ALWAYS butter. But it is a bit of a workout. I believe MaryJane calls it "kitchen aerobics"!
I'm the only one that would enjoy herbs or honey in my butter, so I have never done it. But I'll bet it's really good.
Oh, and Starmeadow, isn't that a great money saving idea? I guess it kind of ranks up there with buying your burger already made into patties or your lettuce or cheese already shredded. For a little extra effort and a lot less money, you get the same thing except it tastes way better. Bonus!
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| jumpingjuliet |
Posted - Dec 05 2008 : 07:13:51 AM
Do you just pour in the cream and let it beat or do you do something else to it? I am giving baskets of homemade bread and pomegranate jelly and applebutter to my friends for Christmas if I could add homemade butter that would top it off. I have heard of shaking it in a jar but this sounds a little easier on the arm:)
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 04 2008 : 3:59:20 PM
Isn't it so good? A friend of mine has dairy cows and when I need butter I get cream from her. I use a smoothie machine. It has the spout at the bottom to pour off the buttermilk and I pour the cold water in to rinse the butter. It's so easy. Not much mess with it. I've tried the mixer but end up with whipped cream.
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| MsCwick |
Posted - Dec 04 2008 : 2:32:03 PM
OOOh that sounds yummy. I never thought of adding anything to it. |
