Making butter is just too easy - and fun! When we were up at my parent's house (with all the cousins as well) Gramma B gave each of them a pint canning jar (any jar would be fine) half filled with heavy cream. Their mission: to shake it until it was butter. I thought they would do it for a few minutes and get bored but they surprised me. Even the baby pitched in. It took about 10 minutes, maybe less. It turned to whipped cream, then cottage cheezy like, then a big ball of butter with thin buttermilk around it. When it was complete we drained the buttermilk, added a little salt and then patted the extra buttermilk out of it (the adults did this). To pat it you put it in a bowl and run a spoon on it's surface from side to side. Little droplets of buttermilk will surface. Drain this off. The butter will be a little soft but will harder if you refrigerate it. If you haven't done this yet, it's a must! Go over to A Little Fun With Me and Lu to check out more Kids in the Kitchen posts!
I have done this and it is fun and really tastes good.
ReplyDeleteYou'll never believe I almost did this last night for my post and changed my mind last min when Lu said she wanted something sweet! Maybe I will do it tonight for my kid friendly friday post .. I haven't done this yet but I've been wanting to ever since my sis did it with her kids!! So glad your back!
ReplyDeleteOh I've never used jars (I normally use plastic containers) and I bet they could get a better grip on the jars. I love the taste of the homemade butter.
ReplyDeletelove making butter:) So easy- i remember doing it when I was a kid:)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it was so simple! Thanks for sharing. The kids are going to love it!
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