A delicious and natural homemade butter recipe made only with high-fat cream (+35%) and a bit of salt to add stability and extend its shelf life.
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How to Make Homemade Butter?
Homemade butter has made a comeback as a preparation that will become one of your favorite accompaniments, even as an ingredient in other recipes.
Nutritional Information
Each serving of butter contains approximately 720 kcal, 1 g of protein, 80 g of total fat (50 g of saturated fat), 0 mg of cholesterol, 0 g of carbohydrates, 0 g of sugars, and 1 mg of sodium.
Artisan Milk Butter Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 liter of heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- Cold water
- Garlic (optional)
- Oregano (optional)
- Merkén (optional)
Preparation Steps
- Pour the cold heavy cream into a large bowl and mix with a hand mixer at low speed for about 5 minutes until it forms a whipped cream. Increase the speed and continue beating until the cream thickens, turns yellow, and starts forming small butter granules. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and mix until the whey completely separates from the fat.
- Cover a medium-sized bowl with a cheesecloth and pour in the mixture. Close the edges and squeeze with your hands to extract all the liquid. Place under cold running water without releasing and continue squeezing until all the whey is removed.
- Transfer the butter to an airtight container, adjust the salt to taste, and optionally mix with seasonings such as garlic, oregano, or merkén. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
- For decorative purposes, pour the butter into cookie molds before refrigerating and unmolding afterward by moistening the edges with warm water. Consume homemade butter within 72 hours (48 hours if no salt is added) and serve cold as a spread or as an ingredient in other preparations.
Benefits and Properties
Butter contains up to 400 different fatty acids, many of which are beneficial for our bodies. It also has about 20 times more fat-soluble vitamins than milk.
Did You Know?
The oldest records of butter-making date back to herding communities in 3,500 BC. It was highly valued by Mongolian, Celtic, and Viking cultures.
