So there I was making the Shepard's Pie recipe from Craftbeer.com which calls for mashed potatoes with some milk added. I usually use heavy cream. I get done and look at the leftover cream in the small jug and the stand mixer and my mind wanders to the Alton Brown episode on making butter.
I had to do it!
It was so easy. However, I will warn you that once the butter separates from the water the water will start to fly EVERYWHERE!
After that got cleaned up I poured off the whey(?) and added a bit of salt and put back in the mixer with a different attachment (That won't cause me to clean everything in a 5 foot radius) to blend it in and separate a bit more water.
The Shepard's Pie was done by then and the fresh butter went right on the bread.
Delicious!
And so easy! Next time I do it in the food processor...
I put the whisk attachment on the stand mixer and started it on slow and put foil around it to keep the splashing to a minimum, then I turned it back up on high. After it got thick I stupidly removed the foil. Of course, like a boil over, as soon as I turned my back it started throwing water all over the place.
Nice alternative to throwing the extra cream out.
I had to do it!
It was so easy. However, I will warn you that once the butter separates from the water the water will start to fly EVERYWHERE!
After that got cleaned up I poured off the whey(?) and added a bit of salt and put back in the mixer with a different attachment (That won't cause me to clean everything in a 5 foot radius) to blend it in and separate a bit more water.
The Shepard's Pie was done by then and the fresh butter went right on the bread.
Delicious!
And so easy! Next time I do it in the food processor...
I put the whisk attachment on the stand mixer and started it on slow and put foil around it to keep the splashing to a minimum, then I turned it back up on high. After it got thick I stupidly removed the foil. Of course, like a boil over, as soon as I turned my back it started throwing water all over the place.
Nice alternative to throwing the extra cream out.