how to make homemade butter
learn how to make butter the old fashioned way using simple kitchen tools, no butter churn required . includes brief butter history.
heavy whipping cream, large bowl of ice water, salt to taste optional, stand mixer, hand mixer or blender, or a jar with a tight fitting lid
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
 - large bowl of ice water
 - salt to taste optional
 - stand mixer
 - hand mixer or blender
 - or a jar with a tight fitting lid

- pour a pint of heavy cream or whipping cream into your device or into a jar with a tight fitting lid.
 - if using a machine, turn on low speed, then raise to medium speed.
 - if you're using a jar, start shaking you'll need some serious elbow grease if doing it by hand.
 - first, the cream will turn into whipped cream with soft, then stiff peaks.
 - keep going until the cream breaks.
 - if you're shaking the cream by hand, you'll hear a sloshing, then you'll begin to feel something more solid hit the sides of the jar.
 - if you're using a stand mixer, you'll see the butter clinging to the beater.
 - this usually takes anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes by hand may take longer.
 - in this process, you are separating the butterfat from the liquid.
 - once the butter has solidified, pour off the buttermilk and save it for baking or drink it.
 - scoop the butter into a bowl.
 - rinse the butter by pouring ice water over it and pressing the remaining buttermilk out with a small spatula or a spoon.
 - pour off the water and repeat the process.
 - keep rinsing and squishing the butter with the ice water until the water runs clear.
 - then add some salt if you like and work that through the butter.
 - there you have it old fashioned butter, no churn required spread on toast, corn on the cob, a baked potato, or whatever you like and enjoy.

### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- large bowl of ice water
- salt to taste optional
- stand mixer
- hand mixer or blender
- or a jar with a tight fitting lid

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- large bowl of ice water
- salt to taste optional
- stand mixer
- hand mixer or blender
- or a jar with a tight fitting lid


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- pour a pint of heavy cream or whipping cream into your device or into a jar with a tight fitting lid.
- if using a machine, turn on low speed, then raise to medium speed.
- if you're using a jar, start shaking you'll need some serious elbow grease if doing it by hand.
- first, the cream will turn into whipped cream with soft, then stiff peaks.
- keep going until the cream breaks.
- if you're shaking the cream by hand, you'll hear a sloshing, then you'll begin to feel something more solid hit the sides of the jar.
- if you're using a stand mixer, you'll see the butter clinging to the beater.
- this usually takes anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes by hand may take longer.
- in this process, you are separating the butterfat from the liquid.
- once the butter has solidified, pour off the buttermilk and save it for baking or drink it.
- scoop the butter into a bowl.
- rinse the butter by pouring ice water over it and pressing the remaining buttermilk out with a small spatula or a spoon.
- pour off the water and repeat the process.
- keep rinsing and squishing the butter with the ice water until the water runs clear.
- then add some salt if you like and work that through the butter.
- there you have it old fashioned butter, no churn required spread on toast, corn on the cob, a baked potato, or whatever you like and enjoy.

