spreadable butter

hardpressed

Some time ago I remember reading a tip for making spreadable butter, it was from an Australian site, I think, something about adding milk and hot water, I wrote it down but of cause have lost the bit of paper! Have bought the cheapo butter, had enough of artificial spreads. Can somebody tell me how to make the cheapo butter even cheaper by making it go further. Thanks.

comping_cat

If you add a little milk and mix, it will make it easier to spread, and go futher!!!! I would do it a little at a time, you wouldnt want it to get to sloppy!!!!
Catherine x

squeaky

I remember reading this somewhere here on OS too... warm milk a tablespoonful at a time and well worked in was the method I'm remembering.

I'll see if I can find it and edit back in here.

Post #8 here.

Queenie

I think it was Aussielass that posted it, the ratio is

8oz butter:4 Tbsps hot water (or boiling milk).
2oz butter: 1 Tbsp liquid (might be easier to remember it that way)

Beat the butter first, then gradually beat in the liquid (milk, or water, or a mix of both).

hardpressed

Thanks Squeeky, that's the one I wanted, Queenies sound the same, I'm off now to try it out will report back later.

Alfietinker

This may sound obvious, but could I do this with HM butter? I have found it a little hard to spread (albeit yummy), but I don't want to leave it out the fridge - I'm worried it could go rancid if I haven't got the buttermilk out.

I'm also on a diet and am allowed little bits of butter, but measuring out a teaspoon and then making a hard lump cover a piece of toast is hard. If it was spreadable I think I'd have more success.

hardpressed

Used the Aussie recipe yesterday, to a pack of butter added 2 dessertspoons of skimmed milk, hadn't got 'ordinary' milk, and 2 dessertspoons of hot water, softened the butter first then gradually whisked in the liquid. Left in fridge overnight, not as soft as bought spreadable butter, but not rock hard as plain butter, still tasted buttery, so worth doing. Will have to see how it keeps. Thanks for finding the tip for me.

bektoria

Hi

I make my own spread by mixing butter with olive oil. It has the benefits of Oliveio ( not sure of spelling !!) and has no added additives.

Bek

AussieLass

hardpressed wrote:

Used the Aussie recipe yesterday, to a pack of butter added 2 dessertspoons of skimmed milk, hadn't got 'ordinary' milk, and 2 dessertspoons of hot water, softened the butter first then gradually whisked in the liquid. Left in fridge overnight, not as soft as bought spreadable butter, but not rock hard as plain butter, still tasted buttery, so worth doing. Will have to see how it keeps. Thanks for finding the tip for me.

Did it double in volume like it was suppose to? I still haven't got around to trying it. I did it years and years ago with margarine - well something similar & it wasn't worth the trouble as it didn't double in volume at all. Just made a bl$$dy big mess. :rolleyes:

hardpressed

Difficult to tell if it doubled in volume as it's now more of a large blob instead of a block, I would guess it probably didn't. I'll try using olive oil next time and see which is better.

Thistle-down

I made this yesterday. It was really easy and I am so impressed with the results!

I heated a stick of butter in the microwave until it was just going a bit soft, put it in the Kenwood Chef with k-beater, whipped it up and then added sunflower oil a bit at a time till it was all nice and smooth.

It tastes just like normal butter - I keep ours out in the kitchen (our kitchen is very cold) and this morning it is lovely and perfectly spreadable - I would probably have to add a bit more oil if I wanted to keep it in the fridge - I think I will try that next time. It increased in volume quite a bit, so must be way cheaper than shop-bought spreadable butter.

I tried olive oil once when I first read about this tip, but I think the flavour must have been too strong for the butter - it didn't taste very nice IMO and I didn't try making it again until yesterday.

I feel such a fool for ever buying Lurpak - even if I buy a really nice stick of organic UK butter it will still work out cheaper! I'm going to do that next.