Butter refers to dairy products and is made from cow’s milk, or rather from cream. Butter is whipped in special apparatuses, where milk is poured. However, butter can be prepared at home.
How to Make Butter Using a Mixer?
Chilled cream of 33% fat content (or more) is whipped in a mixer at maximum power for 10 minutes. 400 ml of cream should make about 150 g of butter.
The liquid separated during this time is drained, and the oily mass is whipped in the same mode for up to 5 minutes.
The liquid separation and whipping cycle is repeated again for 2-3 minutes until the mass is compacted.
The resulting oil is collected with a spoon into a “bun” and slightly crushed. Such a bun should “rest” a little to release some more excess fluid.
Then the butter lump is rolled out on parchment and salted to taste. You can add finely chopped herbs or spices to it. To mix well, it is folded in half several times and rolled out again. In addition to mixing, it is possible to get rid of moisture residues in this way.
How to Make Butter Without Devices?
The butter recipe is very simple:
We take a three-liter jar, pour cream into it (at least 30% fat content) by about 1/3 (a larger amount will be more difficult to beat).
Next, you need to close the jar very tightly and start shaking it with your hands so that the cream inside is actively moving, splashing and bubbling (Turn the jar horizontally and shake with two hands from left to right).
The process takes about 1 hour, it all depends on your physical fitness.
The work is quite masculine, painstaking, time-consuming, but the butter eventually turns out to be very tender and delicious. It is very difficult to find such butter in the store.
Types of Butter
Sour butter
Sweet butter
Amateur butter
Butter with different fillers: cocoa, honey, vanilla (this includes chocolate butter)
What is Contained in Butter?
In addition to a large amount of fat, butter contains vitamins A, D. Butter contains proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and water. It contains carotene and tocopherols.
Butter is the main product for the preparation of ghee. Ghee is simply melted butter. Ghee has an advantage over ordinary butter – it is stored longer.
Where is Butter Used?
Butter is a mandatory component of French cuisine. Real French chefs do not recognize any other butter except butter. In France, butter is part of many desserts, meat and fish dishes, sauces, gravies, pastries. Traditional cake cream is also made from butter and sugar.
Once I set out to make a cheesecake, like in a pastry shop. After cooking several times according to different recipes, I did not get the desired result. Some turned out as a casserole, as a cottage cheese pie, others-as a jelly with the taste of cottage cheese. Through trial and error, after reviewing a bunch of recipes, I brought my own. Unexpectedly, I got the perfect taste and consistency!!! At one time I did it every weekend for a couple of months) Don’t be alarmed by looking at such a large amount of information. I tried to point out all the nuances to make it work for You. It is also important that it is done very simply and quickly. All the manipulations take 15-20 minutes, you will only have to bake and stand for several hours in the refrigerator. I usually do it in the evening, and in the morning you can already treat yourself) Having made it once, you won’t want any cakes)
I suggest making pancakes stuffed with chicken fillet, bell pepper and cheese. And then bake them with quail eggs. These pancakes are very tasty, satisfying and perfectly diversify the menu, try it!
The autumn market has an incredible aroma of ripe pears and apples. It is impossible to pass by. and of course you need to bake a pie with a filling of them. And in the evening, enjoy a tender and delicious piece of pie with tea! Come in and treat yourself!
Fragrant, delicious rolls with cheese and spinach will not leave anyone indifferent. You can take any cheese to your taste: Adyghe, cottage cheese, brynza cheese, hard or you can mix several types of cheese.
