Recipe: Homemade Butter with a stand mixer

Summary: It takes just minutes to whip up this batch of homemade butter (& buttermilk) in your stand mixer! or if your feeling very frugal - you can put it in a mason jar and shake for 20- 25 minutes (you do not have to shake very hard just shake- can take a short rest also) _ you can also freeze it! 

Ingredients

• 1 quart heavy cream
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Pour cream into bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add salt. Cover mixer with a towel–trust me on this one, it will be messy! Turn mixer on high.
2. Continue mixing, checking on mixture frequently. It will first turn to whipped cream, then begin to get grainy and separate into butter and buttermilk, and the splashing will get much worse. The butter is ready when it sticks in a clump to the paddle.
3. Place a colander over a bowl, then strain the buttermilk off of the butter.
4. Using your hands or a spatula, press out excess buttermilk under cold running water until water runs clear. Shape into stick or ball. Butter will keep covered in refrigerator for up to 4 weeks. Serve with bread and enjoy!

Preparation time: 30 minute(s)

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Number of servings (yield): Approximately 1 pound of butter + 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk

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