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Homemade butter is easy to make with the aid of appliances like a blender or food processor. What used to take half and hour of manual work can now be accomplished in just minutes! Read on to learn how to make butter.
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Making Butter
This video explains the science behind making butter. The expert explains how to develop the lactic acid in the butter to improve the taste and make it easier for the butterfat to congeal. Leaving the cream at room temperature before making butter will increase the amount of lactic acid, and also change the microscopic structure of the cream, making it easier to form butter.
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Step 1: What You'll Need to Make Butter
- 1 pint whipping cream
- Blender
- Cheesecloth
- Salt, if desired
Step 4: Drain the Buttermilk
- Pour off the liquid surrounding the butter. This is buttermilk, which you can use to make fried chicken, biscuits, or buttermilk pancakes.
- Put the butter into the cheesecloth and squeeze it to remove the remaining buttermilk.
- Rinse the butter under cold running water.
- Squeeze it again, and follow with another rinse. Continue a few more cycles until all the buttermilk is gone, and you are left with a solid mound of butter.
