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Compound Butter

For this Cooking Lab, you will be churring your own butter and then flavoring to make a compound butter. Watch the demonstration below, gather your ingredients, and get creative! 

Butter Recipe: 

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

• Large bowl of ice water

• Salt to taste (optional)

• Stand mixer, hand mixer or blender, or a jar with a tight fitting lid

• Flavoring of your choice- MUST have at least 3 flavoring ingredients (Example: herbs, nuts, fruits, citrus, spices) 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour a cup of heavy cream or whipping cream into your device or into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. If using a machine, turn on low speed, then raise to medium speed. If you're using a jar, start shaking (you'll need some serious elbow grease if doing it by hand). First, the cream will turn into whipped cream with soft, then stiff peaks. Keep going until the cream breaks. If you’re shaking the cream by hand, you’ll hear a sloshing, then you’ll begin to feel something more solid hit the sides of the jar. If you’re using a stand mixer, you’ll see the butter clinging to the beater. This usually takes anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes -- by hand may take longer. In this process, you are separating the butterfat from the liquid. 

2. Once the butter has solidified, pour off the buttermilk and save it for baking (or drink it!). Scoop the butter into a bowl. Rinse the butter by pouring ice water over it and pressing the remaining buttermilk out with a small spatula or a spoon. Pour off the water and repeat the process. Keep rinsing and squishing the butter with the ice water until the water runs clear. Then add some salt if you like and work that through the butter.

3. Put butter into a mixing bowl. Add in the flavorings of your choice and combine. 

4. Wrap in plastic wrap and let it set up in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Enjoy! 

Vegan Butter Recipe

Please note: You are still required to add the 3 extra flavoring ingredients to create a "compound butter."

Demonstration

Rubric - Cooking Lab (100 Points)

1. Recipe (19 Points) - Input the recipe into the designated area. The recipe should include the title of the dish, the ingredients, and the instructions. (You must type or copy/paste the full recipe to earn points, NOT add the link to the recipe website.) 

2. 4 Photos of Cooking Process (80 Points)

   1. • • Photo 1 (20 Points)- Ingredients 

        • Photo 2 (20 Points)- Preparation of butter (measuring/mixing)

        • Photo 3 (20 Points)- Preparation of compound butter (measuring/chopping/mixing extra 3 ingredients)

        • Photo 4 (20 Points)- Final Product (You must show your face in this photo! 15 Points) 

3. Submit  Make a copy of the template, insert your recipe and 4 photos, save as a PDF (1 Point) and attach the single document into Educator. 

How to insert photos: 

How to save as a PDF: