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Fresh homemade butter made from heavy cream with sliced butter on a cutting board and a jar of cream nearby.

Homemade Butter Recipe

This homemade butter recipe is super easy to make and like a mini science lesson for the kids all wrapped into getting them in the kitchen to cook! WIN!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 270 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • Pinch of salt (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Pour heavy whipping cream into the mixing bowl of your Kitchenaid Mixer.
  • Cover mixer with a towel and turn on medium speed.
  • Continue mixing on medium for approximately 10 minutes.
  • The mix will turn from liquid to whipped to solid with buttermilk at the bottom of the bowl.
  • Place a large bowl in the sink with ice & water.
  • Place colander in the center of the large bowl place cheesecloth over the top of the colander.
  • Place cheesecloth over the top of the colander.
  • Remove the ball of butter from the mixing bowl and place in the cheese cloth.
  • Dip into water mix about 4 times to clean the buttermilk off from the butter ball.
  • Remove butter from cheesecloth and place into a small container.
  • Add a pinch of salt. (optional)
  • Mix well.