Comments on: Simple Pleasures: Homemade Butter

By: Dianne

Dianne — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:44:26 +0000

I am planning to make homemade butter for the first time. What I wonder about is the bacteria. If you leave it out for 12 hours to cure it isn’t it possible it can develope some harmful bacteria. Or if you squeeze it with your hands to get the buttermilk out of it, even if your hands are very clean can’t it transport any lingering bacteria on your hands onto the butter. I’d like to make homemade butter for other family members but I don’t want to take a chance on getting anyone sick.

By: Sunni

Sunni — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:39:06 +0000

Wow! I have been on a decided kick for going green and homemade everything lately, and while talking with a friend about back in elementary school, she remembered making butter. So then of course I had to go look it up. This seems very easy, which is nice. There were a few questions, when placing the butter in the jar, you put it all in, but only a little at a time correct? It seemed a little unclear, though it may have just been me. Also, you used a stand mixer, which I don’t have but want. How would you use a hand mixer? Or would it be better to just make it in a jar? I can’t wait to try it, I know my grandmother will love it!

Sunni

By: Debi

Debi — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:45:09 +0000

I made cultured butter this morning with my 2 mini dachshund helpers standing by (as always). I make a lot of kefir from both cow and goat milk. I decided to use cow milk kefir as my culture for my cow cream butter. I used about a half cup kefir to a quart heavy cream and let it sit out all night. Then i stuck the cream in the fridge for about 6 hours. I used one of those Cuisinart hand blenders with the whisk attachment. I swear it only took a couple of minutes to get to the butter stage. I had covered the bowl with plastic wrap from everyone’s warnings about buttermilk flying everywhere. However, dumb me hit the button when I lifted the blender out of the bowl. I had butter all over the counter, backsplash, etc. I got a lot of yummy butter and creamy buttermilk. Everything else went perfect. Until….I went to out the top on the container fo the buttermilk. It was one of those stupid Rubbermaid drink shakers. The top is too tight and as struggling with it, you guessed it, it fell over. My babies both got a buttermilk bath. They didn’y know whether to run off scared or stay and pig out! I lightly salted the butter with some pink himalayan salt and tried it out on some of my fresh homemade bread. Heavenly. It was as good as the cheeses I have been making. Homemade dairy is fun, easy, and yummy!

By: Fatimah

Fatimah — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:48:10 +0000

Having eaten butter since i was born in England,Ive always loved it.Now living in the middle east,they all seen to eat Yogurt.Anyway,having brought a few cows,i thought i would look on the net,as to how to make butter,i thought it was going to be difficult,adding things that i have never heard of.
But its so easy,Ive been saving the cream from the milk that we get each day,store it in the freezer.Today i let it defrost a little,popped it in the mixer,which after a few minutes i thought, ‘whats this?,it looks like cream to me’ Anyway,i think it took about 5 to 7 minutes in the mixer,then i saw the yellow butter on its own and buttermilk on its own.
I got a sieve and caught the buttermilk(going to store that in freezer)then with butter in the sieve,i washed it with ice water,until the water was clean.
wow hoo!I made butter,or should i say,i made the most delicious butter in the middle east!
Thank you for your excellent tips

By: Make Your Own Butter : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles

Make Your Own Butter : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:09:12 +0000

[...] cold water into the bowl and continue mixing to beat out the buttermilk, and drain out the water. This site also has some excellent tips on the process and storing (like covering the butter with cold water [...]

By: corny

corny — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:33:26 +0000

I made butter by accident last week after overwhiiping cream meant for a black forrest cake .Talk about learning from your mistake, it was extremly delicious and will definately be repeated. Next time, i’ll try washing the butter and will also try your storage method.

Thanks

Corny

I think this is a great experience. I think everyone should go through those steps. It’s pretty amazing to see what cream will do.

cheers
–McAuliflower

By: To make: homemade butter « AmyLiz Studio

To make: homemade butter « AmyLiz Studio — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:38:00 +0000

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By: xian

xian — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:25:33 +0000

We made this last night with a jar. It’s impressive how quick it went, and how high the yield was. We used the buttermilk this morning to make pancakes that, of course, were promptly slathered in fresh butter!

By: My “ultimate made from scratch” to do list « Three Clever Sisters

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:36:31 +0000

[...] I have heard about this on all the food sites I visit as well as splendid table. This is a good post, and also links to the Splendid Table recipe. Sounds kind of cool…and you get lovely [...]

By: My “ultimate made from scratch” wishlist « Three Clever Sisters

My “ultimate made from scratch” wishlist « Three Clever Sisters — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:21:08 +0000

[...] I have heard about this on all the food sites I visit as well as splendid table. This is a good post, and also links to the Splendid Table recipe. Sounds kind of cool…and you get lovely [...]