MOO Butter Soft
Approximate $ Savings: $2-3 per week
We used to use a tub of spreadable butter a week and I resented paying $4.50 - $5.50 per 500g, and also did not like the idea of ingesting canola oil in the spreadable butter. My husband got sulky when I would only buy real butter $2.90 per 500g, and once I started making everyone's lunch every day I started to understand, hard butter is no fun on bread, especially in winter. So after reading the contents of the Devondale pack was 27% oil, I thought I would make my own.
After some trial and error, here is my recipe:
Cut a 250g piece of butter in half lengthwise to allow it to heat evenly without too much fuss. Also its easier to get a sense of how much to heat it with 250g rather than 500g.
Put it in a glass jug or ceramic bowl. Microwave for 30 secs at a time, you want butter just soft, not melted too much. Too much heat and it will separate - if it does just use it a moist banana cake or to fry with.
Once you can mix the butter with a fork, add your choice of 20-25% olive oil. Stir through.
Pour into a container and it will solidify as it cools.
Then use it! Saves $2 a week or more in a bigger family and one less item to buy. A 25% mix will stay spreadable in Melbourne cooler weather. As the weather warms, so does the butter so problem solved! I usually have a few blocks of butter in the freezer, if you do too, bring it to room temperature first, as too easy to overheat the edges and separate the butter.
Contributed by Sam Etheridge
We used to use a tub of spreadable butter a week and I resented paying $4.50 - $5.50 per 500g, and also did not like the idea of ingesting canola oil in the spreadable butter. My husband got sulky when I would only buy real butter $2.90 per 500g, and once I started making everyone's lunch every day I started to understand, hard butter is no fun on bread, especially in winter. So after reading the contents of the Devondale pack was 27% oil, I thought I would make my own.
After some trial and error, here is my recipe:
Cut a 250g piece of butter in half lengthwise to allow it to heat evenly without too much fuss. Also its easier to get a sense of how much to heat it with 250g rather than 500g.
Put it in a glass jug or ceramic bowl. Microwave for 30 secs at a time, you want butter just soft, not melted too much. Too much heat and it will separate - if it does just use it a moist banana cake or to fry with.
Once you can mix the butter with a fork, add your choice of 20-25% olive oil. Stir through.
Pour into a container and it will solidify as it cools.
Then use it! Saves $2 a week or more in a bigger family and one less item to buy. A 25% mix will stay spreadable in Melbourne cooler weather. As the weather warms, so does the butter so problem solved! I usually have a few blocks of butter in the freezer, if you do too, bring it to room temperature first, as too easy to overheat the edges and separate the butter.
Contributed by Sam Etheridge