Homemade butter: genuine and with only 1 ingredient

Butter, as we know, makes any recipe special! It manages to bind the ingredients in a truly extraordinary way, it transforms the dough from dry to creamy, in savory recipes it gives an incomparable consistency, on pasta, with a few sage leaves, it alone is enough to season in a sublime way. How he knows how to stir risotto, no one ever; fries omelettes, vegetables, potatoes and ensures perfect browning.

In short, it is an indispensable in the kitchen. But why buy it when we can make it at home?

You would never have guessed that, would you?! But that’s exactly how it is, and only one ingredient is needed.

Curious? Fasten your apron, we’ll explain how to do it step by step!

Preparing butter at home is very simple, you just need to get:

• 4 cans (500 g) of thick yogurt
• 150ml (3/4 cup) of water

Put the yogurt in the food processor. One jar at a time, of course. Then add the water and operate it at minimum for about ten minutes. Halfway through its work, you will notice that the compound will mount dramatically. Stop the mixer for a moment, open it, then restart it for another 5 minutes.

At this point, the contents will have compacted and will have taken on a color that changes from white to yellow, typical of butter. Drain the excess buttermilk at the bottom into a mixing bowl. Then let it restart for another two minutes, finally transfer your butter into a bowl.

With clean hands, pick up a small nut. Make a ball and crush it lightly, as if to squeeze out the excess buttermilk. Keep it for other recipes, it’s very useful. Now transfer it to a bowl of cold water and let it rest for 10 minutes. Continue in this way until all the ingredients are used up.

Take your butter and wrap it in baking paper, then place it in the refrigerator for 3 hours before using it.

With these doses, you will get about 300 grams of butter to use as you prefer. It’s perfect for canapés, try it on bread!

Easy, right?