On the shelves of stores presented the products of dozens of manufacturers of butter. But the problem is that choosing the present is quite difficult: very often ordinary margarine is hidden under the label. To be sure of the quality of the oil, you can make it yourself.
Pick your recipe
You will need
- - 1 liter of fat cream;
- - cold water;
- - salt;
- - cocoa;
- - orange juice or jam.
Instruction manual
1
To make butter, take a heavy cream, preferably a village cream, skimmed with cow's milk. If it’s difficult to get one, you can get by with store fat content of 33-35%.
2
In some recipes for homemade butter, it is recommended to prepare it from chilled cream. In fact, the colder the product, the more time it will take to whip, so to speed up the process, it is better to take cream at room temperature.
3
Homemade butter can be obtained using a mixer, whisk, spatula or other kitchen utensils. When using the mixer, the liquid that separates during whipping can splatter around. To avoid this, take a bowl with a volume three times the amount of cream, pour in the cream, wrap it completely twice with cling film and make small holes for the mixer nozzles.
4
The main technology for cooking oil is as follows. Pour the cream into the mixer bowl and beat at low speeds, gradually increasing the speed to the fastest. When the mass is divided into 2 substances - butter and buttermilk - strain it through a fine sieve to liquid glass. Rinse the resulting oil well several times with water to wash the buttermilk out of it. Stir the oil with a silicone spatula or spatula until smooth, add salt and squeeze by hand.
5
If the cream is very oily and thick, you can knead them with your hands like dough. Buttermilk separates quite quickly, and the whole process takes no more than 10 minutes.
6
You can also use a regular plastic bottle with a volume of 1.5-2 liters to whip the butter: pour 0.5-0.7 liters of cream and shake vigorously for 15-20 minutes, then strain through a sieve, rinse and squeeze.
7
When whipping, focus on the color of the product: the yellower the oil, the higher its fat content.
8
After washing the oil with water, you can add cocoa, orange juice, jam, herbs and other ingredients to your taste.