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Homemade Butter

Homemade butter is fresh, delicious, and so easy to make! Learn how to make homemade butter with this simple one-ingredient recipe.
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Total Time10 minutes

Equipment

  • A food processor, hand mixer, or stand mixer. , (I prefer to use a food processor)

Ingredients  

  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • pinch salt (if desired)
  • ice cold water

Instructions 

  1. Begin by pouring heavy cream into the food processor. Make sure not to fill it more than halfway to allow room for the cream to expand. Secure the lid and begin processing the cream.
  2. After a couple of minutes you will see the cream thickening and turning into whipped cream. Keep processing until the whipped cream fully separates.
  3. Once the butterfat has clumped together and separated from the buttermilk, stop processing. You will know it's finished when it sounds like water is splashing.
  4. Strain the buttermilk from the butterfat and save it for other recipes. (Like muffins, pancakes, biscuits, or buttermilk ranch!)
  5. Transfer the butter to a bowl of ice cold water to remove any remaining buttermilk and allow the butter to firm up.
  6. Knead the butter in the water. Repeat this process with fresh ice cold water until the water runs clear.
  7. Remove butter from water and squeeze any remaining water out from the butter. If you prefer salted butter, you can knead in a pinch of salt at this stage.
  8. Mold the butter into desired shape. (I like to mold it into a rectangle and put it right into my butter container!)
  9. Place butter into a container or wrap in parchment paper, and refrigerate.

Notes

Keep butter refrigerated and use within 2-3 weeks!