Yesterday, I spent the morning shopping at the local Mercantile where they sell local produce, canned goods, handmade candies, crafts and antiques. I found some really exciting foods like, yellow watermelon, sweet corn, red haven peaches, three loafs of fresh baked bread, organic cream and of course handmade chocolates.
I wanted to use the cream to make something special, the bread and sweet corn inspired me to turn this cream into fresh homemade butter.
This butter recipe is super easy, tastes amazing and is a great arm workout!
Getting started:
Ingredients-
pint of cream
salt
cold water
Supplies-
jar with screw on lid
bowl
strainer
storage for completed butter
First step:
Pour cream into jar, the cream should only fill the jar about a 1/3 of the way full. There needs to be enough room for the cream to get "splashing action" which turns the cream into butter.
Second step: shake
Put the lid on tight and shake! It takes some time (up to 20mins) keep shaking continuously, the cream will start to whip. Shortly after the whip stage you will notice a change in the cream texture and start seeing granules of butter. Shake until there is butter and a seperation of buttermilk.
Third step: straining
Strain the butter and save the buttermilk. (buttermilk can be used for cooking or even drinking)
Fourth step: "washing"
"Wash" your butter with cold water to rinse out remaining buttermilk. It will take 2-3 times of rinsing butter before the water will become clear.
Fifth step: drying
Work water out of butter by folding it over a few times on a clean papertowel.
Final step: salting
Salt butter to taste and then press into storage container.
Enjoy! I used my homemade butter on the bread from the Mercantile and on my grilled sweet corn.
After shopping and making butter I was in a cooking mood. I used the peaches from the Mercantile to make a peach vinaigrette dressing for a spinach and feta cheese salad. I sliced the yellow watermelon and grilled a skirt steak I had marinating in the fridge. Impromptu BBQ!
I like to shop at local markets and stores to reduce my food miles, support small farmers, and eat the freshest foods.
As always I hope you enjoyed this easy recipe. If you guys have any questions or favorite Mercantile finds, please share!
Lovely food post! I like how you mention shopping local and reducing your food miles, very relevant points. I try to get organic local ingredients for all my recipes wherever possible. And I would love to try this recipe for homemade butter :)
The flavor of homemade butter is so much better! I hope you get the chance to make it.
Absolutely love this post. I make my own butter. You should check out my last post about the 100 Mile Diet it's all about shopping locally at Farmers Markets etc. Thanks for sharing. Following and upvoted.
That's beautiful. I've never had yellow watermelon. Does it taste different from red? I bake a lot of breads and there is nothing better than fresh made butter on fresh made bread. Wonderful!
The yellow watermelon is a little sweeter and the texture seems a little firmer.
Well next time you come see us, you better bring some! Looks amazing!
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lot of protein on your table, watermelon looks as pumpkin. Thank you for sharing this with us. One more menu in our tables
Wow! Looks amazingly easy to make. Perhaps even I could make it. Haha. 🐓🐓
Omg, your photos are so tasty and savory. I will try to cook this, but i think i will fail.
Thank you! The butter is so easy, fail proof! :)
i like the last photo
healthy meal with all you need :protein;fibre;carb...
thanks for sharing
Can I instead of shaking just use a regular mixer?
Yes, you can! But you don't get the arm workout! ;)
:) I just prefer to keep my arms safe because after at least 30 minutes of shaking I can lose an ability to do something with my hands.
Cheers!
Nice. For a long time I cook and follow a various recipe and I dont know that there is yellow watermelon. I have all ingredients, I could make this. Except yellow watermelon :)
Last summer was the first time I found yellow watermelon. It is so good! :)
very fun @mygypsysoul,I will reestem this
Wow....Thank you!!!
Very good food post :) I want this food :)
wow nice wish I could cook more than water and eggs.
That meal looks amazing!
I didn't know you could rinse the butter and then set it out to dry after separation. I always just strain the buttermilk out and put the rest in the fridge. (I also cheat and use my food processor instead of shaking) It's still good though.
Last time I made butter it was for making from scratch poundcake to go with fresh picked strawberries.
Salad looks awesome too, we do a similar one in summer with grilled peach, arugula, mozzarella and prosciutto. So tasty.
There's just something so satisfying about making your own homemade ingredients and meals, right!?
Great post!
Poundcake and fresh strawberries....sounds amazing! I love making homemade meals, you are right so satisfying.
I love fruits and vegetables ! The second picture is lovely !