Homemade Butter in 5 minutes

I kid you not. Your Thermomix will whip up a batch of fresh, delicious butter with no extra chemicals, preservatives or nasties of any kind, in around 5 minutes.




There's absolutely NO wooden churning, wearing of silly bonnets or suffering aching arms involved - I promise! Just a couple of buttons to press. Here's how:


INGREDIENTS

• 500 - 600g fresh cream, chilled (not thickened, minimum fat content 35%)

METHOD

• Place butterfly into TM bowl
• Add cream and blend for 1 - 3 minutes (depends on freshness of cream) on speed 4 until separated
• Once separated, strain the buttermilk carefully and remove butterfly
• Place 500g of cold water into TM bowl and mix for 5 - 10 seconds on speed 4
• Strain and repeat last step
• Strain liquid again through basket and you are left with your butter

TIPS

• Butter will last around 2 weeks in the fridge
• Add oil and mix to keep it softer when refrigerated
• The leftover buttermilk can be used to make scones, bread or in drinks
• Once butter is ready you can add flavours - herbs, salt, olive oil - and mix for 30 seconds on speed 4. I sampled some made with truffle oil last week and it was utterly divine!

*Recipe taken from Thermomix Every Day Cooking cookbook*