{"id":26293,"date":"2016-03-25T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=26293"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T22:22:42","slug":"cultured-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cultured-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY: Cultured Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While some butter tastes nutty and feels warm and just plain sexy on your tongue, other versions are waxy and bland. Why? It starts with quality cream, of course, but the make process\u2014fermenting the cream, washing and drying the butter\u2014also plays a big role. Review these pointers and you\u2019ll be ready to dive into the cultured butter recipe that follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go with Good Cream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The better the cream, the better the butter. The ideal kind for buttermaking is heavy, rich, and, if you\u2019re lucky, from a nearby cow\u2014no ultrapasteurization or stabilizers needed. Cream from cows raised on a diverse, pasture-based diet will make more interesting butter than cream from corn- and soy-fed cows. Lastly, choose cream sold in a glass container; both plastic and cardboard can impart unwanted flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Fantastic Microbes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most butter on the grocery shelf is labeled \u201csweet cream\u201d\u2014it\u2019s made from cream that\u2019s so fresh it hasn\u2019t had a chance to ferment. But when you add cultures or bacteria to the mix, you\u2019ll produce butter with more flavor. Have fun experimenting with culture sources such as buttermilk, sour cream, or kefir grains\u2014each with different aroma and flavor compounds\u2014to find one you like. Culturing your cream also converts the lactose to lactic acid, which helps prevent milk proteins from spoiling, keeping your homemade cultured butter fresher longer than sweet cream versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wash and Press<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Remember making butter in chemistry class, when you shook jars of cream until a ball of butter formed? Not this time. Stop churning before the bits of butterfat have fully merged together, so you can rinse it with water. Washing the butter removes solids such as casein and lactose, upping the butterfat ratio and giving the finished product a higher smoke point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For butter with a longer shelf life (milk solids and water can make butter turn rancid), press out as much water as possible after rinsing. Use a rubber spatula or cold fingers to knead and squeeze the butter and release the liquids. Less liquid also equals more butterfat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CULTURED BUTTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Makes 2 cups (and 1\u00bd cups buttermilk)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Equipment:<\/h3>\n

2 1-quart glass jars with lids
\nLarge stainless steel bowl
\nThermometer
\nStand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment
\nFine mesh colander with large bowl underneath<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients:<\/h3>\n

1 quart heavy cream
\n3 tablespoons culture (buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream, kefir, or a pinch of freeze-dried culture)
\n1\u00bd teaspoon coarse sea salt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pour cream into a glass jar and place in a bowl of warm water to bring the cream to 72\u00b0F. Once temperature is reached, remove jar from water, stir in culture, then close the jar and leave at room temperature for at least 24 hours and up to 48. It\u2019s done once the cream looks thickened. Place jar in the refrigerator, and let rest for 2 hours, or until it reaches 54\u00b0F.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Transfer cooled cream to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Make sure the cream is between 51\u00b0F and 54\u00b0F, then churn it at medium speed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Stop churning when the cream starts to looks slushy, 5 to 15 minutes. If, after you stop the mixer\u2019s paddle, you see small amounts of buttermilk seep away from the butterfat bits, you\u2019re done churning.<\/div>\n

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Pour butter into a colander set over a bowl to collect buttermilk. Use a rubber spatula or your fingers to gently squeeze the butter and release buttermilk. Stop pressing before the butter merges together into a ball\u2014the butter should still be in bits when you wash it. Remove the bowl and pour buttermilk into a jar.<\/div>\n

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Move the colander to a sink and, using a stream of cold water from the faucet, rinse the butter in the colander. Continue rinsing until the water that drains off is nearly clear. Dry the butter by pressing it with a rubber spatula or your fingers.<\/div>\n

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Knead butter to release more moisture, and simultaneously shape it into a ball. When you can\u2019t press out any more water, add salt to taste. Wrap the butter tightly in waxed paper or pack into a butter bell. Eat within 1 week or freeze for up to 2 months.<\/div>\n

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Blessed Be the Buttermilk!<\/h3>\n

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The blissful by-product of making butter is the best buttermilk you\u2019ll ever taste. Any small flecks of butterfat that made it through the colander are now suspended in the milk and will make your biscuits impossibly flaky. Use buttermilk within a week for best flavor\u2014perhaps as the inoculant in your next batch of butter.<\/p>\n

Photographed by Veronique Kherian<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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