If you've ever dreamed of creating a traditional farmhouse kitchen, making your own butter is one of the simplest and most rewarding skills you can learn.
The surprising part? You don't need a churn, special equipment or hours of work.
All you need is fresh cream and a stand mixer such as a KitchenAid, Smeg or similar mixer. In less than 20 minutes, you can transform cream into rich, delicious homemade butter that tastes wonderful spread on fresh sourdough, homemade bread or warm scones.
Why Make Your Own Butter?
Making butter at home is a wonderful way to reconnect with traditional food preparation. For generations, families made butter from fresh cream, using what they had on hand and storing it carefully for everyday use.
Today, homemade butter is enjoying a resurgence as more people embrace slow living, home baking and farmhouse-inspired kitchens.
Homemade butter is:
- Easy to make
- Made from a single ingredient
- Delicious on fresh bread and sourdough
- Perfect for flavouring with herbs, honey or sea salt
- A satisfying kitchen project for beginners and experienced cooks alike
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- 600ml pure cream (the better quality the cream, the nicer the butter)
- Sea salt (optional)
Equipment
- Stand mixer (it's so much quicker)
- Mixing bowl
- Fine sieve or strainer
- Bowl of cold water
- Spatula or wooden spoon
How to Make Homemade Butter
Step 1: Whip the Cream
Pour the cream into the bowl of your stand mixer and whisk on medium speed. The cream will first become whipped cream before eventually separating into butter solids and liquid.
Step 2: Keep Mixing
Continue mixing until you notice yellow butterfat clumping together and separating from the liquid. The liquid is buttermilk, which can be reserved for baking if desired.
Step 3: Strain the Buttermilk
Pour the contents through a sieve and separate the butter from the buttermilk.
Step 4: Wash the Butter
Place the butter into a bowl of cold water and gently knead it with a spatula or your hands. Repeat with fresh water until the water remains mostly clear. Removing excess buttermilk helps the butter stay fresh for longer.
Step 5: Season if Desired
Mix through a pinch of sea salt if you enjoy salted butter. At this stage you can also add herbs, roasted garlic, honey or other flavourings.
The Best Way to Store Homemade Butter
Once you've made your butter, you'll want to keep it fresh, soft and ready to spread. One of the most traditional ways to store butter is in a Butter Bell butter crock.
A butter crock works by creating an airtight seal using a small amount of water in the base of the crock. The butter is packed into the upper bell-shaped section, which sits upside down in the water. This simple but clever design has been used for generations to help keep butter fresh while maintaining a beautifully spreadable texture.
For anyone who enjoys homemade bread, sourdough or farmhouse-style cooking, a Butter Bell butter crock quickly becomes an everyday kitchen essential.
Instead of struggling with hard butter straight from the refrigerator, you'll always have soft, ready-to-use butter available for:
- Fresh sourdough
- Homemade bread
- Toast
- Scones
- Cornbread
- Pancakes and waffles
Homemade Butter and Fresh Sourdough: A Perfect Pairing
There are few kitchen pleasures greater than slicing into a freshly baked loaf of sourdough and spreading it with creamy homemade butter.
If you're already baking bread at home, making your own butter is the perfect next step. Both are simple traditional skills that bring a sense of connection to the food we eat and the way we live.
Many of our customers love creating a complete farmhouse kitchen experience with homemade sourdough, fresh herbs from the garden and butter stored in a traditional Butter Bell crock.
Bringing Farmhouse Living Into Your Kitchen
Homemade butter is a reminder that some of life's best things are also the simplest.
With just cream and a mixer, you can create something delicious, useful and deeply satisfying. Stored in a beautiful Butter Bell butter crock, your homemade butter becomes part of the daily rituals that make a house feel like a home.
Whether you're embracing slow living, building a farmhouse-inspired kitchen or simply looking for a new weekend project, homemade butter is a wonderful place to start.
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