Tessa the Duchess Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Or rather NOT making butter Has anybody made butter from the recipe in The Home Farmer? I have been shaking and shaking for half an hour, it has turned into a very very thick cream which is too heavy to move by shaking it Do you think this is because I am using a l litre milk carton and not a 2 litre? I don't have a 2 litre one Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I have made butter but never using the shaking method........I have always made it in a large bowl with an electric whisk. Could you cut the top off the milk carton and get the thick cream out and finish it off with a whisk, it turns out the same the butter milk seperates and then just squeeze the lump of butter to get all the remaining liquid out shape it wrap it in grease proof paper and put it in the fridge. It seems a shame to waste it, and the butter milk makes lovely scones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 We did. Once you get the thick cream keep going it suddenly starts turning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Thanks. I will have one more go at shaking it (OH refuses to help me in what he calls 'this madness' ) I am very ticked off at him, I know that 5 mins manshaking would turn it. Anyway if I can't get it to seperate I will take Nicola's advice and electric whisk it Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 OH read about this once upon a time. It tasted delicious but we haven't done it since as it took him ages and lots of shaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yay!! I've done it Would never try it again though Now I'm going to make some scones with the buttermilk Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 tell us if you're sore tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 tell us if you're sore tomorrow If I ever did it again I think I would wear a sports bra Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 tell us if you're sore tomorrow If I ever did it again I think I would wear a sports bra Tessa :lol: Maybe a trampoline would be a good idea. You could exercise and make butter at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Hi there, I'cve just made my second lot cos Sainsburys had three 600ml cartons of full cream reduced so I bagged the lot! Now I have a great big bowl of it in the fridge! But I cheated, I did the whole lot in the processor - just whisked it until it suddenly turned, all the buttermilk poured out, squeezed it, rinsed it, added a little salt and Bobs your Auntys brother. My children LOVE it dunk breadsticks into it, and there's NOTHING in it except cream and salt. So there's a healthy snack, heart attack anyone? Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I made butter with the kids sometime last year as part of a home economics home ed project, great fun! It's an amazing visual reminder of how much fat is in cream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Hubby has gone mad on our homemade butter on toast, croissants, french stick, baked spuds..... I did finish mine off in the kenwood tho! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Or rather NOT making butter Has anybody made butter from the recipe in The Home Farmer? I have been shaking and shaking for half an hour, it has turned into a very very thick cream which is too heavy to move by shaking it Do you think this is because I am using a l litre milk carton and not a 2 litre? I don't have a 2 litre one Tessa can i have the recipe and method please??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 can i have the recipe and method please??? Put 500ml of double cream in a 2ltr washed out plastic milk bottle, then shake it as hard as you can (took me half an hour ) it goes really thick and difficult to shake, then suddenly it seperates and you have butter and buttermilk Pour out the butter milk then cut off the top of the container and put the butter in a colander and under very gently flowing cold water chop it with a knife to get rid of all the butter millk. And you have made butter If you want salted butter add a little salt and chop and rinse it again. It is very nice btw. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 how much butter do you get? 500ml of dble cream is roughly £1 and 250g of country life butter is 93p so I'm just wondering if this is cost effective or did you just do it for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 We do it for the same reasons as... 6 caged bird eggs 79p, 6 free range eggs £1.20. We don't like factory produced eggs, so why would we want factory produced butter with preservatives & all sorts in? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 how much butter do you get? 500ml of dble cream is roughly £1 and 250g of country life butter is 93p so I'm just wondering if this is cost effective or did you just do it for fun It's certainly not cost effective Poet. I just did it to see if I could It has pros and cons for me. The pros are that I don't like salted butter and it is sometimes difficult to buy this, so making my own is great. The cons are that it has to be kept in the fridge so is impossible to spread and it has a very short shelf life so has to be used up quickly. I think everybody should try it just once, it is sort of magical when the cream turns to butter Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I did it once because I needed butter milk which I was struggling to buy and used the butter up as a by product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I've got a beautiful old "Blow butter churn" which makes fabulous butter with a lot of handle cranking. I don't make butter as regularly as I used to due to lack of time these days but I can never resist a reduced price carton of cream when we're shopping to turn into butter . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 how much butter do you get? 500ml of dble cream is roughly £1 and 250g of country life butter is 93p so I'm just wondering if this is cost effective or did you just do it for fun It's certainly not cost effective Poet. I just did it to see if I could It has pros and cons for me. The pros are that I don't like salted butter and it is sometimes difficult to buy this, so making my own is great. The cons are that it has to be kept in the fridge so is impossible to spread and it has a very short shelf life so has to be used up quickly. I think everybody should try it just once, it is sort of magical when the cream turns to butter Tessa i was just wondering if it would be cheaper than buying butter as if it was, I was going to do it. I might try it once for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 that looks great Kate, how much does that pat of butter weigh and how much cream did you have to use to get that much? can you do an instructional video, you know like they do on video jug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 I did it once because I needed butter milk which I was struggling to buy and used the butter up as a by product The butter milk is great, I used it to make sultana scones from The Home Farmer recipe, and they are/were very nice indeedy Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Would it be possible to make it more spreadable by mixing oil into it durng the process or is it just solid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 that looks great Kate, how much does that pat of butter weigh and how much cream did you have to use to get that much? can you do an instructional video, you know like they do on video jug? Next time I get some cheap cream, I'll get one of the boys to do the churn cranking while I film it . I'm not sure how much the butter pat weighed but that is a soup dish that it's sitting in so it's slightly longer than the blocks of butter that you'd buy in the supermarket and the tub of cream was one of the large ones. Sorry I'm a bit vague . I used to make the butter using an electric hand mixer or the Kenwood but the Blow butter churn doesn't make any mess like they do as the buttermilk comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Yes Rachel I mix a little bit of oil into it and does easier to spread...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...