How not to make Whipped Cream....

....or how Jessica made butter!!

So far, this has been MY FAVORITE experiment in Grandma's kitchen, I hope you find it as enjoyable!

People have asked me how I knew I could make butter like this.  On one of my long stretches off work, I was obsessed with the Food Network.  No surprise there!  Haha!  I was watching Paula Dean do her Pumpkin Pie while her son made the whipped cream.  She made the comment "You over whipped it, now you have BUTTER!"  I didn't believe it, so being bored one day, I decided to make a mess in the kitchen with my wonderful Mommy In Law.  We had a blast making butter, and my Father In Law now states this is the only way he'll consume butter! Sorry Mommy! :)

Ingredients:

Heavy Cream.  That's right.  All.  You.  Need.  Is.  Cream.

However much you want, just pour it in your mixer

In my short time making this, I have found 1 quart cream = roughly 1 lb butter and 1 pt buttermilk

Directions:

Mix on med-high, just so you don't splash around.  Your cream will start to get foamy.

Then it will start to get thick.

And even thicker! Usually at this stage, your cream is thick enough to put on full blast.  Try not to make a mess, but this helps a lot.

This is your soft peak stage

This is hard, or formed, peaks.  This is whipped cream in its literal meaning.  Turn the mixer back on. Walk away.  You're not done yet!

This is whipped butter!  You COULD stop here, but the fun is really starting!

See how the solids are starting to separate from the liquids?

Almost there! Slow your mixer down! You're about to make a mess!

THAT'S BUTTER!!!! AND BUTTERMILK!!!!

All your butter should cling to your beater, your buttermilk is in the bowl.

Drain the butter a little more.  Press down with your hands to squeeze as much buttermilk out of the butter you can!

Put the butter in one mason jar, and the buttermilk in the other.  COOK! :)

Variations: 

Using the 1 qt of whipped cream, after your butter has formed, add various flavors:

1.  Honey: 1/4 c honey, 1/2 t cinnamon, 1/2 t vanilla

2.  Garlic: 4 T garlic powder, 1 t salt, 1/4 c Parmesan, 1 T Italian Seasoning

3.  Cinnamon: 1/2 c brown sugar, 5 T cinnamon