How Cold Butter Nearly Took Me Down!
Last night’s dinner took a surprising turn when I put a pot of hot potatoes into the mixer to make mashed potatoes. Butter is so much firmer than margarine, I thought I could just break it into and couldn’t, so I tossed the whole stick in.
I threw the cold stick of butter into the mixer, but instead of blending in, the mixer launched it right back out—hitting me in the chest like a football, along with some hot mashed potatoes for good measure. Lesson learned. Next time I’ll take the time to take a knife and slice up the butter.
10 Quirky Butter Facts You Didn’t Know You Needed in Your Life
Butter…the closest thing to a hug that food can give
- Butter as a beauty product: Cleopatra reportedly used butter as part of her skincare routine.
- Butter in coffee: Popular in keto diets, adding butter to coffee is thought to increase energy.
- Butter as a candle: In emergencies, you can make a butter candle by inserting a wick into it.
- World records: The largest butter sculpture ever made weighed over 2,370 pounds!
- Butter was once used as currency: In ancient Norway, butter was so valuable it was used to pay taxes. (We may have to go back to this with the price of groceries!)
- Butter churns date back thousands of years: The earliest butter churns were found in ancient Mesopotamia. (Did you ever help churn butter? I did!)
- Butter improves steak browning: Adding butter while searing creates a flavorful crust. (My husband swears by this.)
- Cows produce different colored butter: Grass-fed cows produce more yellow butter due to higher beta-carotene. (So if cows ate beets, we would get purple butter?)
- Holiday use: Butter consumption spikes during the holiday season, especially for baking and cooking. (Well duh!)
- Per capita intake: On average, each American consumes about 6 pounds of butter annually.
Homemade Butter
Have you ever tried making butter? I accidentally did once by over-blending whipped cream, though we didn’t actually try to eat it. It looks like it might not be too hard to make according to The Pioneer Woman. It would be something to try on a day when you don’t have anything else to do))) Here’s a link, she has a great post with images: How to Make Butter
The Takeaway
So, what’s the takeaway from my butter mishap? Well, besides the fact that my kitchen now has a butter-based defense system, it’s clear that cold butter and fast mixers don’t mix well. Next time, I’ll let that butter soften before trying again.
Moral of the Story
Butter’s not a team player until it warms up!
