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Homemade butter recipe (and benefits)…

Imagine convincing generations of people that the animal fats their ancestors cooked with for centuries were unhealthy then sell them lab made replacements…

In 1911, Crisco hit the market, originally made from hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Advertising campaigns promoted it as a cleaner, healthier alternative to traditional fats. Ads featured housewives using Crisco, and cookbooks encouraged families to replace butter and lard with it.

I actually have cookbooks from that era with Crisco recipes, but I swap it for butter or lard depending on what I’m making!

The irony? Older Crisco formulations contained artificial trans fats later linked to heart disease. Those oils were eventually removed, and Crisco was reformulated. Today, it’s still made from refined vegetable oils.

Meanwhile, real butter contains nutrients our bodies actually use, the good stuff!

Butter provides fat-soluble nutrients that support vision, immune function, bone health, and brain and overall development.

One of my favorite things about making butter is watching the color change with the seasons. In spring and summer, when cows graze on lush green pasture, the butter turns a beautiful deep yellow from the beta-carotene in the grass. As fresh pasture disappears, that golden color fades to pale cream. You can literally see the seasons reflected in your food!

And making butter yourself only takes ONE ingredient…cream!

HOMEMADE BUTTER RECIPE

Ingredients:
4 cups heavy cream
Salt (optional)

Pour cream into a stand mixer and mix on medium-high speed. Keep mixing past the whipped cream stage until the butter separates from the buttermilk. Pay attention because once it separates it will splash everywhere lol. Strain off the buttermilk and save it for baking. Knead the butter in ice water, changing the water until it stays clear. Add salt if desired, shape, and refrigerate or freeze!

It’s wild how much money went into marketing lab made junk to people when they had the answer in their kitchens all along..

And now we’re rediscovering those same traditional foods and why they were prized.

What do you think?

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