Making my own butter! (merged)

Angelina-M

Hooray I managed to get loads of pots of cream in Sainsbury's last night for just 20p a pot... butter day for me then lol!

I havent bought any butter for well over a year now, since I started making my own stuff.

misery-able

I got totally carried away in Tesco's, arrived last night just as they were reducing the items - the cream from 59p to 10p a pot, so bought it all - 43 cartons, have today spent ages making butter (with the help of my kenwood chef), buttermilk and finally some buttermilk scones - yummy. My freezer is absolutely full to bursting now - couldn't fit a slice of bread in it. My hubby is probably considering getting me sectioned and I never want to see any more cream again (until its next reduced that is). Has anyone any ideas on how to use up all the buttermilk I now have in the freezer??? The butter tastes lovely though!:beer:

Angelina-M

I just freeze my buttermilk in amounts of about a cupful, then take it out and thaw in the fridge. I use it for mashing spuds, scone making etc. My best use for it though is in white/cheese sauces, gives them such a lovely creamy flavour.

Oh and when I make naan bread, i've used buttermilk mixed with the water to make lovely light naan!

Toxic_Lemon

TL dashes off to Sainsbury's to look for reduced cream ----> WHOOSH!

Angelina-M

Hey your light is still on..... does that mean you are back already?:rotfl:

Did you get some, im dying to know..i've not started mine yet, its still in the fridge!

RacyRed

Angelina-M wrote:

Hey your light is still on..... does that mean you are back already?:rotfl:

Did you get some, im dying to know..i've not started mine yet, its still in the fridge!

Take it out of the fridge for a good while before you start or it takes ages.

Our lights can stay on for a while after we close our browsers. I have no idea why

Did someone say reduced cream in Sainsburys? Byeeeeeeeeeee
:xmastree:

Angelina-M

RacyRed wrote:

Did someone say reduced cream in Sainsburys? Byeeeeeeeeeee
:xmastree:

Lol, we'll all be queuing up at the reduced section!

Has anyone successfully frozen a bit of cream in ice cube trays and used in sauces etc? I did a bit of googling and some people say its not good to do this as it will still curdle. I doubt I could whip it slightly first as I only want it in small amounts to add creaminess to things.

Toxic_Lemon

Angelina-M wrote:

Hey your light is still on..... does that mean you are back already?:rotfl:

Did you get some, im dying to know..i've not started mine yet, its still in the fridge!

Nothing! Nada! Closest thing to reduced cream was yogurt! I came away empty-handed!

Seakay

Found this online:

Q. On occasion I need cream when cooking. Can I freeze the leftover cream in ice cube trays and transfer to freezer bags for later use?
A. It's not a great idea. Cream tends to separate when frozen, and while you can freeze a carton of cream (double-wrapping in freezer bags is recommended), you can also shake it thoroughly after it thaws to reblend it. With cream cubes, you're likely to have a block of frozen water on the bottom and a crumbly layer of butterfat/milk solids on top. Jumble them around in a freezer bag and you'll wind up with a mess that's not very easy to use.

RacyRed

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

Nothing! Nada! Closest thing to reduced cream was yogurt! I came away empty-handed!

Same here but fortunately it wasn't a wasted 3 mile walk in the wind and rain as quite a few of my regulars were in the reduced section, so I got those and soaking wet jeans, shoes, head, jacket....

I do have some double cream in the freezer, so maybe I'll get that out and make butter tomorrow. :drool: