How To Make Homemade Butter With Just Two Ingredients

Although butter has had a bad reputation for quite some time, the truth is that moderate consumption of butter does not pose a health risk. On the contrary, thanks to the substances contained in this product, it can give your body many benefits. Find out how to make homemade butter!

People often confuse natural, healthy butter with margarine sold in grocery stores, which are full of refined polyunsaturated oils, calories, preservatives and other components that are not good for your body. But if you learn to distinguish a good butter from unhealthy margarine, you can enjoy this food and its benefits.

Why is butter healthy?

Butter is full of nutrients and saturated fats that are essential for keeping the body healthy. However, it should be noted that one should only consume small portions of butter, accompanied by healthy foods. The main benefits of butter are:

• Vitamins: natural butter is a nutritious food that gives you the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Vitamin A is considered essential for good eyesight and a strong immune system. Vitamin D helps the body absorb more calcium, which in turn facilitates and enhances many bodily functions.
• Minerals: One of the most important minerals in butter is selenium. This powerful antioxidant has been associated with reduced cancerous tumors, although this claim has not yet been proven. Butter is also a good source of iodine, which is present in its most absorbable form.
• Fatty acids: butter and some of its saturated fats have anti-carcinogenic properties. In addition, it contains conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which is said to help prevent cancer and contribute to weight loss. Researchers have pointed out that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is mainly found in milk and butter that come from cows that have eaten grass.

• Lecithin : thanks to this drug, butter is also able to protect cells from oxidative damage and helps increase the burning of fats that cause increased cholesterol, among other things.
• Cholesterol: This is one of the most important components that has caused butter to have such a bad reputation, but the truth is that it is not completely bad for you. Diseases associated with high cholesterol are often a product of excessive intake of simple carbohydrates. Therefore , eating small amounts of butter is not dangerous, and it can even benefit your health and help you reduce the risk of certain diseases.

How do you make healthy, homemade butter?

After learning how to prepare a delicious homemade butter, you will not want to go back to buying margarine that you can find in the store, which is quite unhealthy. With just two ingredients, you can make a soft, delicious butter that you can then use with other foods.

Ingredients

• 62 ml organic whipped cream.
• 3/4 teaspoon salt.

How do I do that?

• Pour the cream into a mixing bowl or a large jar with a good lid, taking care not to fill the container more than halfway.
• Then start whisking the cream vigorously for 10 minutes (or more if necessary) until you have achieved the smooth, buttery consistency you want. When you whisk, you will see that a white liquid will begin to separate from the cream as it begins to have a firm consistency. This liquid is whey and you do not need it to make homemade butter. But if you want, you can save it for another recipe.

•  Continue whisking gently until the butter has separated as much whey as possible.
• Once you have got rid of the whey, add a pinch of salt and whisk for a few more minutes. Then, when the butter has achieved a nice, firm structure, rinse it with water to get rid of the rest of the whey. You can place the butter in a strainer to make this process easier. After this step, the healthy, homemade butter will be ready to eat.
• Finally, remember to put the butter in a container and put it in the fridge. Under these conditions, it will last up to a month.

Note: If you want, you can add flavors to the butter to give it a unique, delicious touch. For example, you can have in finely chopped fresh herbs such as thyme, basil, chives or others.