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Costco had heavy cream on clearance in December and I bought some. I managed to control myself and only bought 6. Then I even gave 4 away. Baby steps. The cream was dated December 12th so you can imagine how it smells and tastes on March 24th. I just whipped it into shape and beat it into butter.
Spoiled Cream Cultured Butter
Heavy Cream
Salt to taste
Bowl of ice water
Pour cream into a bowl. I used a stand mixer since it takes so long and I had a half gallon of cream. I covered the mixer with a towel to avoid the cream from splattering all over the kitchen. This is a messy process.
Beat on medium until cream starts to thicken then turn on high. Keep beating until the whey starts to comes out of the solids. It really starts to spatter at this point so turn down the mixer. Scrape the sides as necessary. Keep beating until the butter balls up.
Place butter in the bowl of ice water and knead it. This will wash off the remaining whey. Squeeze water out of butter. I washed my butter in stages as I had almost 2 pounds. Knead salt into butter on a cutting board. I used 1 t. for a half gallon of cream.
Place ingredients for bread in a bread machine.
Push the wrong button.
Leave the house.
Come home to a doughy mess.
Form into balls.
Deep fry.
If that doesn't suit your style, try this yummy recipe.
Sopapillas
Similar to the French beignet.
Mix and proof in small bowl for about 10 minutes:
2 T yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 T sugar
Mix:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 t salt
1 cup boiling water
Combine:
3 beaten eggs
2 cups flour
yeast, water, sugar mixture from above
Beat all ingredients until smooth. Stir in 2 1/2 cups more flour. Let rise one hour. Roll out 1/2-1/8-inch thick. Cut into pieces. Or just pull off some dough and shape into a ball by turning inside out. Deep fry in 4-inches of lard or oil that is heated to 400 degrees. Spoon oil over the top as this will help them rise. Turn once. Fry until puffy, golden and slightly crusty. Drain well. Serve with honey butter or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or dust with powdered sugar. Can coat sopapillas with cinnamon and sugar or powdered sugar by dropping into bag with desired coating. If needed, refrigerate unused dough.
Honey Butter
1/2 cup butter
1/4 t vanilla
1 egg yolk (optional)
1 cup honey
Whip softened butter. Add vanilla and egg yolk. Add honey gradually while whipping. Beat for 20 min. Makes 1 cup.
Fluffy Honey Butter from melskitchen.com
2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
Whip all together with an electric mixer and serve at room temperature (can be refrigerated and softened).
Cinnamon and Sugar
Mix:
3 T sugar
1 t cinnamon
I had some old crystallized orange marmalade and some old butter. They have gone from yuck to yum in one easy step. OK, two, because I had to heat the marmalade to get rid of the crystals. As I look into my fridge I see there will be more butter recipes.
Orange Butter
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 (10 oz) jar orange marmalade
Combine both ingredients; beat at medium speed with and electric mixer until creamy. Cover and refrigerate.
Makes 2 cups.
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