Thermomix Butter - photos

[JuliaBalbilla]

if i remember the ratio is around half so 1litre of cream makes a half litre or 500g of butter roughly but guess would vary slightly depending on the type of cream used..

Thanks Frozzie 

[Amanda]

I had some cheap cream which I made into butter today. I added about 35 gms of olive oil to make it spreadable and 1/2 tsp of salt and it tastes vey good. 

[djinni373]

I make our spreadable "salted butter" by adding a scant 1/2 teaspoon finely ground Celtic Sea salt and 1/4 cup good olive oil to butter made from 600mls of cream.  

[JuliaBalbilla]

Does the addition of olive oil make much difference to the flavour of the butter?  I have an aversion (probably unjustified) to anything that is not pure butter, which is why I ask.

JB

[Amanda]

I can't taste the olive oil at all, but even if I could it wouldn't worry me as I love it.

[JuliaBalbilla]

Oh I love oilive oil but have only tried it mixed with butter in cooking.  I'll probably make 2 lots, one with OO and the other without to see which I prefer.

JB

[fundj&e]

i have 4 types of butter in the freezer
Herb
Garlic
Rosemary with lemon rind
EVOO and parmesan cheese that i use to finish off risotto 

[andiesenji]

Starting with a quart of heavy cream, as I show on my blog, I use only a half-teaspoon, or just a pinch more, of the extra-fine
Velvet De Guerande salt. 
It has the same feel as baking soda and blends perfectly with the fresh butter. 

In the first photo (from my blog) you can see the plain butter on the board.


and in the second photo, you can just see the faint spots where I have distributed the gray salt over the slab of butter.

[nola276]

Made my first batch of successful butter (Yay) thanks to the wonderful Quirky Cooking Web-sight http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2011/07/making-butter-in-thermomix.html.  Mixed it with Rice Bran Oil and water, so will see how it tastes when it firms up.  It's just such a spun out process (literally).  Very happy lady.

[JuliaBalbilla]

I made some butter yesterday using the Thermomix recipe.  It LOOKS OK, but haven't tried it yet.  I salted it with Himalayan Rose Rock Salt.  Fingers crossed that it will taste OK.

JB

[JuliaBalbilla]

Here is a photo of my butter.

JB

[andiesenji]

That looks perfect, JB.

[andiesenji]

The November email of the Cheese Queen's Moosletter  included the following link which explains a lot about butter, including cultured butter, which I think is delicious.

As he uses a blender in the photographic demonstration, the method described on these pages should translate easily to the TMX.

Better Butter

[JuliaBalbilla]

Thank you andiesenji.  A very interesting article, which I have bookmarked.  I note that there was a lot more buttermilk than there was when I made it!

JB

[cookie1]

Well done Nola and JB. You always feel so good when you make TMX butter.