Making my own butter! (merged)

soba

Got to tell you how excited I am!!!

Just made my first batch of butter using the Kenwood Chef I got off Freecycle last night. It's amazing how it just comes together like that. I've rinsed it under the tap and now it's in a Tupperware tub in the fridge. I'm absolutely amazed at how easy it was. Can't wait to make scones with the buttermilk, then I'll freeze what I have leftover to make some more another day.

Haven't been this excited since I got a Teeny Tiny Tears for Christmas!! (No, not this Christmas)!!

dannahaz

Congratulations!!!!

I love home made butter.

soba wrote:

Another dim question, would it be possible to add salt? I've tried unsalted butter, but it just tastes like lard to me!! Or is HM butter tastier? Off now to try freecyclcling for a Kenwood Chef......

I do add salt to mine. After I've washed the butter I return it to the mixer, start the whisk goign and then sprinkle in some salt. I let it continue to whip for a bit, then I take it out, wrap it in 4oz pats and fridge or freeze it.

Here's a link to a useful website which talks about adding things to butter..it's after the butter making instructions...

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=113

Seakay

Does anyone know why it's only double cream and whipping cream that will work for home made butter? Wasn't butter originally made from milk? I assumed that single cream would take longer but be possible.

I made some butter from double cream and it was delicious; not having a processor I whisked the cream with a rotary whisk until it was really stiff, then spooned it into a jar and started shaking. It was about 30 minutes altogether, so I'm not sure if the whisking saved any time - perhaps I should have gone straight for shaking.

Macnab

well finally bought some reduced cream, extra thick though, rescued Mum's old kenwood - she was on the verge of throwing it out ! and I'm off to make butter - hopefully, should be working but just can't wait.

ps soba can totally relate to the tieeny tiny tears excitement how I loved that doll - sad I know!

Raksha

I bought 2 pints of extra thick double cream reduced to 89p and 8 (yes - 8) pint pots of ordinary double cream reduced to 59p - the extra thick produced an average of 330g of butter each, and the double cream an average of 300g per pot (with quite a variation, sometimes as little as 275g) so it was actually cheaper to use the cheaper double cream and get a little lesss butter.

PS I know have to call the family to watch as it magically turns from cream to butter!

Macnab

woo hoo! made a bit of a mess and next time will use only 1 pint at a time in the mixer but 2 pots made 1lb 4oz of butter. So pleased with myself, now when does anyone add salt? I usually use lurpak and only like slightly salted butter, so in future churnings will add salt just wondered when was best to do it.
hands are lovely and soft now too!
off to ebay for butter pats

russetred

I saw fairy3 top ten OS tip yesterday, make your own butter from the reduced cream in the supermarket and last night there was 2 pots of extra thick double cream going cheap.Brilliant I made butter and it was really easy and good fun for the kids.Just a couple of questions though the milk that comes out as the cream turns into butter is that semi-skimmed sort of and any idea how much salt per ounce of butter? Definitely doing this again the kids were so impressed!

Pink.

Hi russetred,

Well done on making your first butter. :T We have a long thread on making your own butter which should help so I've merged your thread with it.

The milk that is left over from making butter is butter milk and is great in scones and soda bread. I'm not sure about the quantities of salt as I prefer mine unsalted, but I'm sure someone will have answered that question on this thread.

Pink

hazzie123

Can someone please put a link up for the buttermilk scones? I`ve looked but cant find it.

HariboJunkie

Will have a look for a link to the recipe for you. It's incredibly satisfying to make butter out of cheap cream then use the buttermilk to make scones and butter them with your homemade fresh butter:D
Makes me go all Barbara Good;)