Question about Making Butter

[ChocolateNummies]

Does anyone know if I could use an electric hand mixer to make butter? Not the stand kind but the kind you put two beaters in and hold the unit with your hand to use. Like this. Or will it beat too fast? Or maybe too fast doesn't matter anyway?

Thanks!

[cristeen]

It'll work, but not nearly as well as any number of other methods. You'll often wind up with tiny beads of butter distributed throughout, which then will require being strained or scooped out before you can proceed. Putting the cream in a jar and shaking the crap out of it would probably be easier, if a bit more strenuous.

[ChocolateNummies]

Thanks!

I was kind of leaning towards the jar/shake method but figured I'd ask. Maybe I'll split the cream into 4 jars and have a family contest this afternoon.

:: (Those are from my daughter.)

[rebirth]

or you an make whipped cream with the beaters and then use the jar method.... it is extra cleanup, but about 2/3 less work on oyur arms.

[Storm Bride]

Originally Posted by ChocolateNummies

Thanks!

I was kind of leaning towards the jar/shake method but figured I'd ask. Maybe I'll split the cream into 4 jars and have a family contest this afternoon.

:: (Those are from my daughter.)

That would be fun, I think...

[ChocolateNummies]

Originally Posted by rebirth

or you an make whipped cream with the beaters and then use the jar method.... it is extra cleanup, but about 2/3 less work on oyur arms.

This was a fabulous idea! It only took a few minutes of shaking once I had whipped the cream. Short enough time that my daughter could (was willing ) to do some of it in her own jar. She was so excited to see it turn into butter.

She then proceeded to instruct me on washing it like Laura's mom did in LHOP.