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How To Make Your Own Butter

By Justin Weinger 7 Comments

How to Make Your Own Butter

It’s easy to learn how to make your own butter.  It doesn’t take many ingredients or a lot of time, and the results are amazing.

Of course, unless you have access to cream from a dairy farm, you won’t save any save any money by making your own.

I don’t have access to free cream, but let me tell you a few reasons why we decided to make our own butter. I like being able to control how much salt is used in the butter. I like being able to teach my children about how a commercial product can be made at home.  And it tastes great!

How to Make Your Own Butter

Ingredients to Make Your Own Butter

Start out by gathering your minimal supplies that include a jar, heavy cream and salt (optional, but I like salted butter). Allow your cream to come to room temperature before starting.

Combine cream and (optional) salt to a jar and close tightly. I only add a few shakes of salt, but if you do not like salted butter than don’t add any. I have friends who love salt and they may want to add more than I do.

Start shaking the jar. Depending upon how vigorously you shake will depend how long you actually have to shake it. The kids and I took turns shaking it and it took us about 6-7 minutes to make the butter you see below.

Homemade Butter

I remember making this as a child in an elementary classroom. It certainly is a fun project to have kids take turns shaking the butter.

I had made Homemade Artisan Bread to try out our butter on. I know that the kids and I will be making more butter soon. It is delicious!

Homemade butter on homemade bread

 

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Comments

  1. Money Beagle says

    January 11, 2016 at 9:58 am

    “Do you have any children, Brother Munson?” “Uh none that I know of….I mean, I can’t have children…nasty butter churning accident”

    –Kingpin, one of the greatest comedies ever

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    • Christina @ Northern Cheapskate says

      January 11, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Too funny! I had forgotten about that movie! Will have to watch it again!

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        January 11, 2016 at 10:45 am

        I don’t think I have seen that movie. Sounds like something to look for on Netflix.

        Reply
  2. Rose says

    January 11, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    I was just thinking about making my own butter and then you post!
    I was just wondering how much butter do you get from a litre (quart) of whipping cream?

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      January 11, 2016 at 7:43 pm

      I had not measured it, but if I had to guess, it was probably about a 1/2 C from that half pint of cream.

      Reply
  3. Anesia says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    How long will the butter last?

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      March 22, 2016 at 12:35 pm

      I kept my in the fridge and used it up in 2 weeks and it was still good.

      Reply

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