Brielle's Avalon

I made butter! I’ve been meaning to do this for you don’t want to know how long! Like since i was a kid. It’s in the fridge and so is the buttermilk. I’ll use that to make scones. It really is easy. I only made a small batch because I only have a small food processor, so I started with about 1c cream. If you want to make butter, use the highest fat-content cream you can find. If you have a larger food processor you can make butter from 1 pint of cream.

Pull out your food processor. Don’t have a food processor? OK, go get one. While you’re at it pick up more cream. We’ll wait I got this one on a whim in the gadget section at the grocery store, but I’m sure you can also find them at big-box stores or mall kitchen boutiques. Have fun. *goofs off on internet stuff to waste time* Got it? Wash it and dry it. OK, now we can start.

Put 1c cream into your food processor and start whizzing it up. Whizz it for many minutes. Got whipped cream? You’re on your way. Keep whizzing. I alternated between high speed and low speed. Is it finally getting smooth and you can’t see individual bubbles? Keep going.

It will finally get really thick, holding a shape. Nope, we’re not there yet, keep going.

It’s starting to break up and look ragged. Almost there.

Suddenly it goes THUMP! And we’re there! You’ll see a lump of butter and a bunch of liquid. That’s buttermilk, by the way. Don’t toss it. You can drink it or use it in baking. It’s wonderful.

Pull the butter out with a spoon and put it in a container til tea time. If you want to add a pinch of salt, now it the time to do it. Just knead it in, start with just a pinch, you can always put more in but you can’t take it out! This time I’m not bothering, maybe next time.

Put the buttermilk in another container till it’s time to make scones for tea.

Side note: This is why I se cream in my coffee instead of creamer. You can use it for more than one thing. Need whipped cream? Grab a bowl, a whisk and whip it up. Run out of butter or margarine? Pull out the food processor and whizz some up. Need cream for a sauce? There it is.

When tea time comes I’ll add more pictures…if I remember…sure hope I remember…