Instructions

• Step 1: Pour cream Pour the cream into the glass jar.
• Step 2: Add marble Add the marble and close the jar tightly.
• Step 3: Shake Shake. And shake. And shake some more. Now… continue shaking.
• Step 4: Keep shaking After several minutes, the cream will start giving off its liquid and getting chunky; this indicates the butter is starting to form. Keep shaking!
• Step 5: Pour into strainer When you can see lumps of butter in a milky liquid, pour the contents of the jar into a strainer set over a bowl.
• TIP: The liquid that drains through is actual buttermilk. Use it for pancakes or ranch dressing.
• Step 6: Extract liquid With clean hands or a spoon, press on the butter in the strainer, extracting whatever liquid remains. Let it drain.
• TIP: If you prefer salted butter, add a teaspoon of salt and blend it in.
• Step 7: Chill butter Remove the butter from the strainer. Roll it into a log and wrap it with parchment paper or press it into a pottery bowl, and chill it in the refrigerator.
• Step 8: Spread butter For an immediate treat, immediately spread the fresh butter on the most delicious bread you can find. Your hard work paid off!
• FACT: You’d need 21 pounds of fresh cow’s milk to make just one pound of butter.

You Will Need

• 2 c. heavy cream
• A glass jar with a lid
• 1 clean glass marble
• A large mesh strainer
• A bowl
• Clean hands or a spoon
• Parchment paper or a butter bowl
• And a refrigerator
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
• A slice of bread
• fresh or toasted