Comments on Want What You Have: Homemade Spreadable Butter

I've been wondering about this as well - I knew yo...

2009-08-31T22:18:28.764-05:00

I've been wondering about this as well - I knew you could whip oil through, but didn't know the amounts - thanks for this - I'm going to write it out & get some butterthis arvo (make sure i have enough canola oil) so I can give it a try!

Heather - You NEVER cease to amaze me THANK YOU! I...

2009-08-28T16:54:19.195-05:00

Heather - You NEVER cease to amaze me THANK YOU! I too shudder at the price of smart balance but buy it because I dont want my kids to have clogged arteries when they're 50 - so THANK YOU!

Thanks for the DIY tip! I don't use much butter as...

2009-08-25T16:19:06.622-05:00

Thanks for the DIY tip! I don't use much butter as a spread, but this would be a nice addition for our morning routine. I buy butter at Costco so I definately have a cup to spare.

ScrappyGypsy- I sometimes whip up butter this way, leave out the salt, and add in some honey to serve with Heather's corn bread. Guests LOVE LOVE LOVE the honey butter on the corn bread. I serve it in 2 4 oz canning jelly jars, which is really home-y and lovely. I think people just like eating things that are home made and look cute! I'm not sure it's cost effective to whip your own scratch butter from heavy cream unless 1) you have a cow or 2) you can get it SUPER cheap. I don't have either so I save it for special occasions. :)

OH! Once the butter forms from the heavy cream, you should let it drain on a cheese cloth, rinse with cold water, and press the water out. Hold onto the drips from the cheese cloth (and any milk left in the bowl!) as that is buttermilk and is delicious to bake muffins, pancakes, etc

~Allie

My hubby does that too and I say the same thing, l...

2009-08-25T14:32:08.030-05:00

My hubby does that too and I say the same thing, lol! Just tell me go right or left, that's all I want to know.

I remember your post about giving it up. I have a bit of a headache today. I'm not supposed to have carbonated drinks either. Apparently they all aggravate acid reflux. Supposed to eat lowfat but we pretty much try to do that anyway.

I imagine I can have chocolate occasionally or a pop occasionally, but not every day. Not if I want the symptoms to go away, anyway.

I love your blog! I read it every day. You are an...

2009-08-25T11:32:20.807-05:00

I love your blog! I read it every day. You are an amazing gal! Thanks for your willingness to share your great ideas with the blogging world. I will have to try this idea. I gave up margarine YEARS ago, hated the taste. I do love butter on my toast in the morning. This will be fun to try. Thanks!!!

Great post, and a great alternative to spreads. I...

2009-08-25T06:53:46.382-05:00

Great post, and a great alternative to spreads. I am a bit nutty when it comes to hydrogenated oils, and I am always so annoyed when I find them in my favorite products (ie my favorite coffee creamer, I have switched to vanilla soy milk). I might have to bust out this spread for the holidays... :)

Thanks for keeping up at my blog even though I've ...

2009-08-25T00:48:43.227-05:00

Thanks for keeping up at my blog even though I've been patchy this summer. DO know that I have been quietly spending time here, but because of what we went through in July, I haven't always felt very chatty. :)

Does your spread taste like butter?

Heather you are so clever! You are my hero, girl....

2009-08-25T00:16:21.037-05:00

Heather you are so clever! You are my hero, girl.

My hubby uses the Smart Balance. I don't like it because it doesn't spread well. The kids and I like Brummel & Brown which is probably horribly unhealthy but it spreads well! (But we rarely use it.)

My doctor says I need to give up caffeine, chocolate and carbonated pop. So now I have to come up with something I like. I'm drinking koolaid right now, lol! Guess I'll have to start drinking more water.....sigh.

Great Post! My mother does this with Amish roll bu...

2009-08-24T21:29:38.747-05:00

Great Post! My mother does this with Amish roll butter, she just lobs off a piece and adds some oil to it. It works wonderfully and has a really great taste.... It also doesn't separate! This is also a great way to make Seasoned Butter Spreads (like for Garlic Bread and stuff). We do this, add seasonings then freeze them in small sizes! I'm glad you've let the world know :)

I'm curious how it holds up too. I've been looking...

2009-08-24T20:24:30.447-05:00

I'm curious how it holds up too. I've been looking for a cost effective alternative, so we'll be trying this. Thanks!

Carla, I'll let you know at the end of the week if...

2009-08-24T16:15:30.603-05:00

Carla, I'll let you know at the end of the week if it's separated at all.

One thing I've noticed already is that it spreads very easily, even after refrigerated, and you don't need very much.

We cut out margarine a few years ago except for wh...

2009-08-24T16:01:32.774-05:00

We cut out margarine a few years ago except for when I bake for others (like a school function, etc.). We have been using the smart balance...but I hear what you are saying. Hubs brought home whipped butter our first shopping trip here..I didn't go so not sure how much it cost. I'll have to look into this. And do give us an update on how it holds up.

Good idea. We don't really use margarine as a spr...

2009-08-24T14:21:40.343-05:00

Good idea. We don't really use margarine as a spread for anything so I do buy the Smart Balance or Fleischman's olive oil when I have coupons. This is a good idea.
Butter will be going on sale around Thanksgiving for the holidays. Stock up then. I think you can freeze it too.

I can't wait to give this a try! I remember one ti...

2009-08-24T13:42:02.222-05:00

I can't wait to give this a try! I remember one time I was using my high powered Kenmore mixer (which I LOOOOVE) and I was making whipped cream for a recipe. I poured in the heavy cream and turned my super mixer on high, then turned to do some other task while it mixed. A few seconds later I went over to my mixer and was HORRIFIED to find globby cottage cheese looking stuff in my bowl. I shrieked in frustration and my Grandma came over to see what was wrong. I told her "I was trying to make whipped cream and just LOOK what happened!" She just threw her head back and laughed and said "Honey, if you whip the cream too long you get BUTTER!" Well we ate it, and it was delicious! I wonder if this would be most cost effective than buying butter sticks for this recipe?

I wonder how this will hold up and not separate. w...

2009-08-24T13:27:32.618-05:00

I wonder how this will hold up and not separate. we will have a tub of margarine for a long time. I am interested in this I actually have a pound of butter in my fridge right now, for some reason. Let us know how the consistency holds up. You are amazing.

Oh, and Smart Balance isn't "trans-fat free" per s...

2009-08-24T12:56:26.278-05:00

Oh, and Smart Balance isn't "trans-fat free" per se. It actually has 0.07 g trans fat per serving in the tubs and .32 per serving in the sticks, which is A LOT lower than equivalent margarine products and comes from natural sources, not hydrogenated oil, which some think may not be as bad, though they're still researching it to see.

If you *do* want to buy Smart Balance, though, you can get coupons from their site here:

http://coupons2.smartsource.com/smartsource/index.jsp?Link=E3ZRDETDN4L3O

This looks like a good alternative. Just to note, ...

2009-08-24T12:47:03.337-05:00

This looks like a good alternative. Just to note, though, that one reason trans fat is so bad is it raises bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol. Saturated fat raises both, so it's bad, but not as bad. According to recommendations, only 7% of fat should be saturated fat whereas only 1% should be from trans fat, so you can see that you should basically avoid trans fat like the plague (I about died when I realized that the stick margarine we were using had 2.5 g trans fat per serving, which is like 10 grams per stick!!!).

I started buying Smart Balance, but I am not so crafty to figure out a cheap way to make it at home, and I figured it was worth my family's health. It's also not "spreadable" (as in it's not as soft as the margarine we used to get, though it's not horrible).

Thanks for the suggestion, though. I might try to make it when we run out of Smart Balance and see if we like it, though I will likely use olive oil since that is what we have.

Wow good for you

2009-08-24T12:03:09.608-05:00

Wow good for you

Oh no you di-int just post on making homemade butt...

2009-08-24T11:59:22.556-05:00

Oh no you di-int just post on making homemade butter! You domestic goddess you!
love ya!