Ever try to spread butter right from the fridge? I know, it doesn't work.
Here is a look at what we do to over come this small problem while making our butter just a little healthier. Enjoy!
Today on Homestead Homebodies we will show you how we make a healthy spreadable butter using just two ingredients.
We will combine equal parts of salted butter and extra light olive oil.
The butter must be at room temperature in order to incorporate it into the oil.
We will be using a food processor and some containers to put the finished buttery spread into.
After putting one cup of butter into the food processor, the power is turned on and half of the olive oil is poured into the top opening where it will slowly drizzle into the spinning butter.
After a quick scrape of the bowl, the remaining half of the oil is added. You cannot add the oil all at once or it will not blend properly. When the oil is incorporated, the mixture will be liquid.
The mixture is poured into glass bowls and the process repeated with another cup of butter and another cup of oil. We usually blend 2 pounds of butter which equals 4 cups, and 4 cups oil, making a total of 8 cups of buttery spread. This will harden up in the refrigerator and keep for several weeks.
We use this in cooking and on toast. It tastes great and is more healthful than pure butter due to the addition of monounsaturated fatty acids in the olive oil. If you do not like the taste of olive oil, you could use avocado or grapeseed oil.