Butter-making Class
July 2010: A free butter-making class I took at Central Co-op on how to make butter with nothing more but cream, a jar and your arm. For the full class report, click here. July 2010
Preparing to shake: To make butter from cream, pour it into a container, seal tightly, wrap in plastic bag.
shake and shake and shake
Once you feel it thicken, open it up...
...check it out...
...and pour off the buttermilk. Re-seal, re-wrap and shake shake shake.
The butter is starting to come together.
You're done when the butter starts to look like butter!
You can do the same process with an electric mixer in a mixing bowl.
To make salted butter, add some grains of salt to the finished product. You can also add herbs or other flavorings.