EASY HOMEMADE BUTTER

By cwyorkiex3

This homemade butter recipe is so easy and makes food taste so much butter (better!). No preservatives or chemicals. You can have your kids help you make it - and enjoy it together on popcorn, mashed potatoes, garlic bread and so much more.

Ingredients

• heavy whipping cream, at room temperature
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 drop of yellow food coloring, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Beat with electric mixer; using whisk attachment. It will begin to form into butter a few minutes after it forms stiff peaks.

The butter needs to be washed to remove as much buttermilk as possible. This can be done by placing the butter in a bowl with cold water and kneading the butter. When the water discolors, pour it out and more cold water.

Not washing the butter will result in butter that may go rancid because of the buttermilk.

Note
One cup of heavy cream makes 1/2 cup of homemade butter AND 1/2 cup of buttermilk. Save the buttermilk for baking if you wish.