Whip up your own butter using heavy cream and seasonings of your choice to make flavored butter.
There are a few different methods for making butter.
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Smaller amounts are not recommended.
Blending will be tricky, especially if you use a food processor or mixer.
The bang out of cream you start with will also affect the amount of butter left at the end.
Heavy cream usually has more fat than whipping cream, and more fat equals more butter.
If you use whipping cream, the yield will be a little less.
As you keep shaking, the cream will start to thicken into whipped cream.
Keep going until the cream breaks.
At this point, it will separate into solid butter and liquid buttermilk.
Drain off the excess liquid, then rinse the butter under running water to remove any excess buttermilk.
This method may take 15 to 20 minutes and can turn into a real arm workout.
Recruit a few friends to pass the jar around.
Taking turns shaking the jar makes this method a little easier.
Pour cream into the bowl of afood processorfitted with metal blades, or into the bowl of yourstand mixer.
If you have a handheld mixer, pour the cream into a large bowl.
Once separated, drain off the liquid buttermilk and rinse the butter under running water.
Using a food processor or mixer, your butter should be ready in less than 10 minutes.
A food processor might separate less buttermilk from the fat, which will make the butter a little softer.
Other seasonings are a pinch of cinnamon, a squeeze of lime, or even Parmesan cheese.
Its also important not to skip the rinsing step at the end of the butter-making process.
Rinsing away extra buttermilk will help your butter stay fresh and last longer in the fridge.
When properly rinsed and stored, homemade butter can last for up to three weeks.
