Saturday, January 21, 2012

We made BUTTER!

 We made our own butter. I never knew it was so easy. All that we needed was heavy cream and a mixer with a whisk attachment.  First let the cream come to room temperature. Pour it into the mixing bowl and use the whisk attachments. You may need to put a small towel over it because it does splash a little.



This would be how you would make whipped cream, it will look like that. You will go past the whipped cream stage and you will notice that it will start to separate.  When it looks like this then it is done. Buttermilk and butter.

 

Scoop out the butter and pour the buttermilk in a jar. Wash the butter in cold running water and work it a little until the water runs clear.  You can add herbs and freeze it if you want. Use the buttermilk for baking see our Donut Muffin recipe.


We also made some fresh English Muffins to go with the butter.



 This was a website that we found. It also has some suggestions on books. 
http://www.webexhibits.org/butter/index.html This was a fun and easy project for the kids to learn. You can explore history and science.
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14 comments:

  1. KaPaworldJanuary 22, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    Great job!! Good for you...

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  2. TiciaJanuary 22, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    I didn't know you were suppposed to rinse the butter after making it, I learned something.

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  3. TiciaJanuary 22, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    Oh, and thanks for linking to Science Sunday!

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    1. Adventure Academy MomJanuary 22, 2012 at 10:22 PM

      Oh no thank you. I believe you wash it and work it to get the flavors to release.

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  4. CarrieJanuary 22, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    Oh, how fun!! You can also make it by shaking a jar, but it takes much longer. We did it at a class at a farm once. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

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  5. Vicky @ Mess For LessJanuary 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    Fresh butter sounds great, especially on something warm and freshly baked. Yum! Vicky from Mess For Less

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  6. EddieJanuary 23, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    I'm jealous! We tried this last year and could not get it to work. Looks delicious!


    Stopping by from Show-and-Share Saturdays.

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  7. PJ DayJanuary 23, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    We've tried both making it in a jar and in the vitamix. We had butter in like 3 minutes with the vitamix. I love making these with my kids. It's a great way to show how things are made.

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  8. UnknownJanuary 23, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    Awesome! We just made butter at the farm...with a plastic, lidded container, heavy cream and a marble! LOL We made garlic butter, cinnamon butter, salted butter, and honey butter. (We each made a batch.) And tried our butters on fresh, homemade bread! Yum!

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  9. Diane Stringam TolleyJanuary 25, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Yumm! Isn't it amazing how easy some things can be - when you have someone explain them to you. Thank you for explaining them to me! And for sharing on NOBH!

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  10. BrookeJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    What a fun thing to do and then taste. Sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.

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  11. Julie@teachinggoodeatersMarch 10, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    I seen posts about people making butter in a jar but didn't know it would work with a mixer... so that's what happens if you mix whipped cream too long!! I'd love it if you'd link up to Food Adventure Friday!

    http://teachinggoodeaters.blogspot.com/2012/03/food-adventure-friday-green-feast.html

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