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Friday, November 16, 2012

Can never have enough Butta!

Who doesn't love butter!?!  Guess what?!?  Its incredibly easy and the fresh taste is oh so good!  

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. 

What you'll need:
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*

1 comment:

  1. I'm confused about the "little marbles or rocks" part... putting rocks in your butter can't be.. healthy..?

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