The Joy of Butter!

[Bathsheba]

I think I read in the margarine thread to whip a bit of water through butter to make it more spreadable... never done it myself though. I am also avoiding buying as much "spreadable" butter (unfortunately DH likes it)... and now that it's cooler I'm just putting pure butter in a crockery butter dish in the pantry. Which reminds me: apparently you're meant to avoid contact with metal and butter... does something bad. Once again... it was in the marg thread... that's why I want to gather all this info here.

ETA: I just love that most butters just have 3 ingredients: cream, water, salt. Can't beat pure foods.

[NaeNae]

Bathsheba - my MIL can still make her own butter (it takes ages and ages though) She said she'll show me how to do it when I am a SAHM , sooo cannot wait for that one. We still have all the old butter churning stuff on the farm in the cream room.

[Bathsheba]

Nae: mmmmmm! Sounds wonderful! I have over beaten cream until it separated into this watery stuff and butter... but it was only a small quanity... i expect it would take a long time to get any substantial ammount.

[Snowy Love]

I've been wondering this sincethe marg thread - If you're going to keep real butter out of the fridge does it have to be kept in a crockery container or does it just look better on the bench? Thanks

[Rouge]

Crockery is better for butter, but I'm lazy and I don't own a crockery butter dush.

We have stacks of butter here at all times as we use it in everything, and I always have stacks of unsalted butter on hand for baking.

I just made pastitsio and the white sauce required 180gms butter Mind you I made two baking dishes worth...

[Indadhanu]

Mmmmmmm, i just love crusty fresh bread from the bakery and butter. Num num num!

[boomba]

mmm Butter *homer drool*
We love it in mash potatoes, on corn, fresh bread and veges! Yummmmmmmm!

[AngelPunks]

I love butter. I can't have margarine or "spreadable" butter as they usually use canola oil in it and I can't have canola oil.

The ultimate for me, freshly baked bread thickly sliced, smeared with butter and then grated processed cheddar cheese and made into a sandwich!!!!!!

[Oorki Galoorki]

i love butter and i love making it

it doent take that long to make.. i recommend every one look on you tube there is a video on how to make it .... give it a go ( it can be a little messy though or maybe thats just be)

[Bathsheba]

I'll check that YouTube video out... Ta DouDou

With vegemite and butter on toast I find that if you let the toast cool down a bit the butter doesn't soak in as much... or melt in I guess I should say... so when you spread the butter on it stays visible and you can enjoy the flavour of it much more (and I find I use a bit less too if it doesn't melt in)... I discovered that as a child and always let my toast cool a bit before I started spreading. I only do this for vegemite... jam or peanut butter I ate hotter. I also only use a small quantity of vegemite, maybe because I find it too salty... maybe the butter (unmelted) helps to counter the saltiness a bit too. Anyhow... almost cold toast for vegemite wins here!