How to Make Fresh Butter - A Step-by-Step Guide

Butter is a staple in many kitchens, adding richness and flavor to a wide range of dishes. While store-bought butter is readily available, making your own fresh butter at home is a simple and rewarding process that can yield a product with superior taste and quality. Whether you spread it on warm bread, use it to sauté vegetables, or incorporate it into your baking, freshly made butter can elevate any dish.

Making fresh butter requires just one ingredient: cream. The process involves c...

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Ingredients

  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher or sea salt

Information

  • Prep Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 1 /2 cup butter

  • Whip 1 pint heavy cream with a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Be sure to cover mixer and bowl with a clean kitchen towel, or risk a splattering mess. The cream will go through several stages -- foamy, then frothy, then soft peaks, stiff peaks, and, eventually, butter. It will take anywhere from 6 to 15 minutes until the butter separates from the buttermilk and starts to spatter.
  • Pour buttermilk into an airtight container and refrigerate; it will keep for 3 days.
  • Form butter into a ball. Working over a colander in the sink, rinse butter under cold running water to remove any remaining buttermilk. If butter is too soft, float it in a bowl of ice water for 20 minutes, then continue. When water runs clear from butter in your hands, knead butter firmly to remove all moisture.
  • Butter will stay fresh longer if it's salted, so work 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt into butter. Wrap in wax or cheese paper, or pack into ramekins.
  • Nutrition

    103 cal.

    • Total Fat: 11g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 41mg
    • Sodium: 41mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 1g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 19mg
    • Potassium: 22mg