Making homemade butter from heavy whipping cream is incredibly simple, requiring just one ingredient and no stand mixer. It's a rewarding process that yields about 1 cup of fresh butter from 20 oz of cream, with buttermilk as a delicious byproduct.
In a large mixing bowl, pour in the heavy whipping cream. Ensure you use a really big mixing bowl to prevent splashing. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream for approximately 10 minutes. During this time, it will first thicken into whipped cream, and then separate into butter solids and buttermilk. Once fully separated, pour the mixture through a mesh strainer or cheesecloth to separate the butter solids from the buttermilk. Save the buttermilk for other recipes like biscuits or pancakes! Form the butter solids together using your hands. Store the finished butter in a container in the fridge.
