I have been buying the spreadable butters from the supermarket, for a long time now and after looking at the ingredients list, I noticed that the one I have been using has been just butter and water. These spreadable butters are expensive.
Then I remembered something my dear mother-in-law had said to me a long time ago that she and her fellow CWA members used to do at functions.
They would get a pound of butter (500g) and soften it, then whip the butter and very slowly add tepid water. I had tried it once but failed terribly, making a huge mess. Yesterday I tried again, with 250g butter (softened) and 1/2 cup tepid water. It worked beautifully. I just added another pinch of salt, to boost the flavour.
I put it in the store bought container and the family does not know any different. It looks the same and tastes the same as the store bought variety and saves me a lot of money over time. How silly was I to pay for water.
Contributed by Robyn Ross
Then I remembered something my dear mother-in-law had said to me a long time ago that she and her fellow CWA members used to do at functions.
They would get a pound of butter (500g) and soften it, then whip the butter and very slowly add tepid water. I had tried it once but failed terribly, making a huge mess. Yesterday I tried again, with 250g butter (softened) and 1/2 cup tepid water. It worked beautifully. I just added another pinch of salt, to boost the flavour.
I put it in the store bought container and the family does not know any different. It looks the same and tastes the same as the store bought variety and saves me a lot of money over time. How silly was I to pay for water.
Contributed by Robyn Ross
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