Since I buy raw milk once a week sometimes I have more cream than I know what to do with. So I like to make that extra cream into butter and butter milk. Both very useful!
What you need:
- Cream
If you are using raw milk, you will start by skimming the cream off the top of the jar. I use a ladle for this.
Pour the cream into your blender. Any heavy cream will work for this, whether it's raw or from the store.
Turn on the blender and just leave it alone for a bit.
After a while it will look like this, whipped cream! When it gets to this point you will need to stop the blender every few minutes and shake it around so it keeps blending up.
And then, all of the sudden, you blender will make a funny noise and poof! It looks like this.
Use your hands to pull the creamy butter out. Squeeze off the excess buttermilk and put into a container.
Yum, fresh butter. You could always add herbs or flavorings to make it special. Or just use it for plain butter like I'm going to do. Don't forget to save the buttermilk!
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I have made butter as a fun activity for the kids. You just put the cream in a plastic peanut butter jar along with a few clear marbles and shake shake shake until its butter. We had fun with this!
Are there any Black Hills sources for raw milk? (My homeowner’s association won’t let me keep a cow in the yard
Yes, Black Hills Milk comes to Rapid(and several other places around the Hills) Here’s their site http://www.blackhillsmilk.com/.
How long will this butter keep for?
It does not keep very long just like any super fresh butter, maybe a week? However you can put it in the freezer and it will last for months!
I USED TO MAKE A BUTTER RECIPE THAT SORTA OF STRETCHES BUTTER. I THINK I USED POWERED MILK AND OIL ALONG WITH A CUBE OF SOFENED BUTTER.. WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP IN FRIDG. IT TASTED GREAT. WE CALLED IT ‘BETTER BUTTER’ HAVE YOU HEARD OF THAT ONE AND IF SO CAN YOU GIVE ME TO CORRECT MEASURES AND INGRED. i PLAN TO TRY YOUR POWERED MILK BUTTER RECIPE AND MAKING BUTER ALSO.
THANKS
ELLIE