This last weekend we experimented with making our own homemade food.
BUTTER
We made butter using whipping cream that we bought at the store since we don't have access to any cream ourselves ( at least not yet). Although it was fun learning how butter is made, it didn't make sense financial due to cream costing so much compared to butter.
What we did was pour the whipping cream into a mixer with the whisk attachment on it and turn it on medium speed, just like we do when making whipped cream. Once it starts to thicken, we turn it on high speed. After awhile the whipped cream started to form into crumbly texture, then I knew we were on to something. The mixture started to get really crumbly, until liquid started to form at the bottom of the bowl. We poured the liquid into another bowl so we can save it, I believe it's buttermilk . We kept mixing and stopping to pour, a couple of more rounds, until no more liquid came out. You're are supposed to pour clean water in the bowl and mix it then pour it out and do again until the water comes out clean. We forgot to do this step. We just made sure to store it in the fridge when done with the butter, that way the butter wouldn't rot due to buttermilk left in it. We then added salt and honey into it and mixed it one more time. After that we formed it with some waxed paper and tried it on some toast. Very good!
CRACKERS
We also made some gluten free and gluten crackers. We found a recipe online for for gluten free cheese crackers that my we made, and cut them out using a small cat shape cutter.
Along with cheese crackers we also made some olive oil and herb crackers that we used with a dip for a party we went to. The square ones were made with flour and the rounds are gluten free.
My wife also whipped up these lite little gluten free crackers that were for the party, but were mostly eaten up before we got there. All the crackers came out very d
elicious, especially the cheese ones.
We made butter using whipping cream that we bought at the store since we don't have access to any cream ourselves ( at least not yet). Although it was fun learning how butter is made, it didn't make sense financial due to cream costing so much compared to butter.
We also made some gluten free and gluten crackers. We found a recipe online for for gluten free cheese crackers that my we made, and cut them out using a small cat shape cutter.
A fun way (though tiring) to make butter with the kids is to use a mason jar with some clean, sanitized marbles in it. The marbles act as an aggitator. Just add the cream and marbles to the jar, put on the cover tight and let the kids shake it until it turns to butter. It takes about 10-15 minutes and I ususally have to help at the end, but my kids always enjoyed this special ritual. Loved the post and pictures!
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