With Thanksgiving coming up making butter is a fun and easy project for you and your kids to do to show how the people during the first thanksgiving may have enjoyed such a treat.
heavy whipping cream -at least 1/2 cup
pinch of salt (optional)
mason jar
little marbles or rocks
Put everything in your jar. Put the lid on and start shaking!! Turn on music, give your kids a jar, and let them work out their energy-while creating some extra tasty goodness for you! After about 10 minutes your liquid cream will all the sudden become a solid and you'll hear it "thud" in the jar! And, bonus...the extra liquid is buttermilk! Who knew! Drain the buttermilk and save for Buttermilk Biscuits?? Store in you jar, in a tupperware container, or make your own sticks by measuring 1/2 into folded parchment paper and put in the fridge to cool.
Too Easy!
Info: Unsalted butter has a shelf-life in the refrigerator of up to 3 months
Salted butter can last up to 5 months in the refrigerator because the salt acts as a preservative
Be Creative and Enjoy!
STATS-
Better: This butter is creamy, delicious, and actually tastes like cream- Not plastic! *check*
Healthier: I'm sure you've all heard the stats about butter vs margarine. My biggest issue-Margarine is just not natural! Its made by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil. Mmmmm.....gross! *check*
Cheaper: A quart of heavy whipping cream at Walmart is $2.98. 1 quart of whipping cream will make about 4 cups/2 lbs of butter (plus buttermilk). 2lbs of Kirkland brand butter at Costco is $5.25! *check*
I'm confused about the "little marbles or rocks" part... putting rocks in your butter can't be.. healthy..?
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