Easy Creamy Butter (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 1 pint heavy cream (16 ounces)
02 - Optional: ¼ to ½ teaspoon of sea salt

# Instructions:

01 - Drop the cream in the stand mixer bowl and attach the paddle. Start mixing at medium speed for a minute until it begins thickening. Then, bump it to medium-high, letting it churn for another 5 minutes or so until butter forms and buttermilk separates. Toss a dish towel over the mixer near the end to block the mess.
02 - Pour out the buttermilk through a fine sieve. Put the butter in a fresh bowl, add cold water, and squish with your hands or a spatula to press out the leftover buttermilk. Swap the water and repeat until it runs clear.
03 - Spread the butter on a dish and mix in the salt, if you'd like.
04 - Dump the cream in a big bowl and whip at medium-high speed for 10 minutes. Keep blending until it splits into butter and buttermilk. Cover your mixer and hands with a towel in the last few minutes to keep things neat.
05 - Pour the liquid buttermilk off using a fine sieve, then move the butter into a clean bowl. Add cold water and knead it with your hands or a spatula to get the extra buttermilk out. Keep replacing the water until it's crystal clear.
06 - Pop the butter onto a plate, and stir in salt however you like.
07 - Pour cream into the food processor bowl. Run it on its fastest setting for 5 minutes until it splits into butter and buttermilk.
08 - Using a fine sieve, strain out the buttermilk. Then, put the butter in a fresh bowl, add cold water, and squish it with a spatula or your hands to push out any leftover buttermilk. Keep at it until the water is no longer cloudy.
09 - Move the butter to a plate and stir in some salt if you're into it.

# Notes:

01 - You’ll get about 1 cup of butter from 1 pint (16 ounces) of cream.
02 - Wrap the butter in wax paper or keep it in a tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
03 - The leftover liquid is fresh buttermilk, great for cooking or baking.
04 - Cold water rinses can make the butter last longer, but it’s optional.

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