Clean Eating Butter Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How to clean homemade butter? ›

Once the butter and buttermilk are separated, rinse the butter in cold water until the water runs clean. The more buttermilk you wash out, the longer it'll stay fresh; even so, homemade butter will have a shorter shelf life than store-bought — think weeks rather than months.

Butter is avoided by some clean eaters, but not by others, while most who eat it suggest it should be organic and grass-fed – attributes that don't change the fact it is high in saturated fat. There is similar inconsistency over sugar.

How long does homemade butter last? Homemade butter has a shelf life of up to 2 – 3 weeks when kept in the fridge. You can also keep your homemade butter in the freezer for up to 9 months.

Rinse the Butter

This step is very important, to keep the butter fresh. The final butter may have some lactose and milk proteins remaining in the liquid and if this is allowed to ferment, the butter may become rancid in a short time.

Nutritionally, grass-fed butter contains less saturated fats, more PUFAs, and more of the heart-healthy omega-3 and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) fatty acids than regular butter.

You should stay away from butter that has a high salt content, which can contribute to high blood pressure. Avoid buying margarine or butter substitutes that are made from processed vegetable oils and have other additives and preservatives that don't promote a healthy diet.

Butter: Butter is made from churned milk or cream, and the animal fats in it have higher levels of saturated and trans fats, triggering inflammatory responses.

The more veggies — and the greater the variety — the better. Potatoes and French fries don't count. Choose fish, poultry, beans, and nuts; limit red meat and cheese; avoid bacon, cold cuts, and other processed meats. Eat a variety of whole grains (like whole-wheat bread, whole-grain pasta, and brown rice).

Eggs, dairy, beans and nuts are all suitable protein sources for a clean, vegetarian diet. Choose dairy with no added sugar and simple ingredients.

Is peanut butter eating clean? ›

While it's true that some brands of peanut butter have higher amounts of sugar or sodium, peanut butter is generally still a safe and healthy option when consumed in moderation.

The texture of homemade butter is softer, creamier, and fluffier than regular stick butter. The flavor of the plain butter differs on the type of heavy cream you use.

Everyone can agree with me that there is nothing like freshly churned homemade butter made from milk cream. Unlike packaged butter, it is pure and full of healthy nutrients.

Did you know your butter was dirty? It isn't, per se, the washing of the butter is meant to clean the remaining buttermilk out of the butter to help with preservation of the butter. The more buttermilk you are able to take out of the butter, the less chance the butter has of going rancid.

If you are using the butter right away you don't necessarily have to wash it. However, butter will not keep for long if it is not washed because the buttermilk will go sour. Don't discard the buttermilk! Fresh buttermilk is one of the most delicious things you will ever taste.

I use a wooden, 1# butter mold. I pack it in with my hand, letting the water press out as I go. Once full, I scrape the bottom smooth with a bench scrapper, pat that end dry with a paper towel. Then press it out onto parchment paper, once again patting the other sides dry with paper towel.