Do you love the taste of real butter but hate how difficult it is to spread straight out of the fridge?
Good news, you have options!
For clarification, when I say butter, I am referring to real butter, not margarine.
To me, there is no comparison between the taste of real butter and margarine. However, unless you remember to take it out of the refrigerator early, spreading it on toast, or anything, is going to prove challenging.
After a few times of purchasing real, spreadable butter, the do-it-yourself bug bit, and I started searching for some ways to make my own spreadable butter.
Turns out there are some excellent alternatives to off the shelf spreadable butter.
Make your own spreadable butter.
Even for the kitchen challenged, this is an easy undertaking.
To make your own spreadable butter you will need two simple ingredients; two sticks of room temperature butter and one-half cup of oil of your choice.
Using a mixer, mix the butter until it’s smooth. Add the oil and mix until the butter and oil are well blended.
Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
That’s it. Making your own spreadable butter might well be one of the easiest things you ever make.
To preserve the butter taste, choose a neutral flavored oil.
The omission of a specific oil was intentional. Almost everyone has an opinion when it comes to their preferred oil. The more neutral the oil, the more the butter will retain its natural flavor.
A very light olive oil is my oil of choice because I prefer both the taste and health benefits found in olive oil.
Although I haven’t tried it, avocado oil is touted as a good option to use when making your own spreadable butter.
A little trial and error will help you figure out which oil you prefer.
Is it less expensive to make your own spreadable butter?
When I became intrigued by making my own spreadable butter, I assumed the cost savings would be significant.
While it may be somewhat less expensive, it’s not a given.
Cost savings are dependent on the price of the butter and oil you choose to use.
To determine the cost savings, compare the price per ounce of the ready-made spreadable butter to the price per ounce of the ingredients being used.
Buying in bulk will increase the cost savings.
One benefit of making your own spreadable butter is that you can make it to suit your own personal preferences.
Making your own spreadable butter allows you to be completely in control of the quality of ingredients.
Experiment with adding other ingredients to make your own unique signature butter.
Add fresh garlic and herbs to make a delicious garlic bread seasoning.
There’s probably an idea for a Christmas gift hiding in there somewhere 😊.
If the idea of adding oil to butter doesn’t appeal to you, there are other options.
Instead of storing it in the refrigerator, store a small amount of real butter in an airtight container in the pantry.
Simply by storing butter in the pantry instead of the refrigerator, butter becomes spreadable by doing nothing at all.
Is it safe to store butter in the pantry?
According to the USDA, it is safe to leave butter at room temperature for up to two days.
Invest in a Butter Bell in which to store butter.
Until I started searching for how to make spreadable butter, I didn’t even know such a thing existed.
The design of the Butter Bell allows butter to remain soft and creamy without refrigeration.
The Butter Bell was used during the 16th century but disappeared with the advent of refrigeration. In 1996, the company, L Tremain, resurrected the design and began selling Butter Bells.
Since I didn’t discover this early enough, I haven’t had time to do a test run. However, you can look for an update.
Using a Butter Bell is definitely an option I will be checking out in the near future.
If you love the taste of real butter, but don’t love the challenge of using it straight out of the fridge, you definitely can buy spreadable butter straight off the shelf.
But what’s the fun in that when it’s so easy to make your own spreadable butter?
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