For the maple buttermilk pie mentioned last blog, I decided that I would make my own buttermilk and butter (for the crust). Turning heavy cream into buttermilk and butter is actually a pretty easy, but sorta messy. Thus, it is the perfect Michele kitchen project! 1 quart of heavy cream makes the equivalent of 3 sticks of butter and 2 cups of fresh buttermilk via the work of one standing mixer and 10 minutes. If you've never had fresh butter and buttermilk from grade A butter, you don't know what you are missing. It is FANTASTIC. It is also economical.
Andrew and I figured that 1 quart of heavy cream costs $3. 1 pound of butter (if you don't get it on sale) can vary between $2.50 and $4.00. 1 quart of buttermilk (and who EVER uses all of it?) costs $2.50. So, there is a savings right there! And with said standing mixer you can make all sorts of yummy things with the buttermilk (I made the pie and biscuits). The rest of the buttermilk will be used tomorrow in our hot oatmeal for breakfast. And then there is all that yummy butter for toast and things!
In addition, inspired by my mother who has been knitting circles around me for a year now, I picked up my knitting project; a hat for Andrew. I can't believe it took me about 45 minutes to finish. It's been 18 months since I looked at it!! AIGH.
But here are the results of my efforts and my mom's latest!
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