Butter
Ingredients Recipe
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 pinch salt (optional)
Steps
- Using an electric mixer attach the whisk to the mixer and pour 1 pint heavy whipping cream into the mixing bowl
- Start on low and turn up to medium speed until you have stiff peaks approximately 5 minutes
- Change the whisk attachment to the paddle attachment and continue whisking at a medium speed
- When the whipping cream starts to separate and become small balls wet paper towels and drape over mixer to prevent a mess!
- Approximately 2 minutes later after butter solids form on the whisk and bottom of the bowl, and buttermilk sprays out of the bowl, stop the mixer
- Remove all the butter solids and place into fresh bowl
- Pour ice cold water over top of the butter solids bring together with your hands until the water is no longer cloudy and runs clear (approximately 3 minutes). Use ice cube to cool down your hands before working with the butter.
- (Optionally) add salt by sprinking on butter and working it in until evenly distributed
- Place in a airtight container in refrigerator