# French butter

This recipe is an easy way to make French butter with just 2 ingredients.

- Total time: 4800 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 gallon cream
- 12 tablespoons yogurt
- salt

## Instructions

1. Add 6 tablespoons of yogurt for every half gallon of cream. For a gallon of cream, add 12 tablespoons of yogurt.
2. Sit the cream on the counter, covered with the lid on, for 48 to 72 hours. 48 hours is the sweet spot.
3. Whip the cultured cream into butter using a mixer.
4. Take the butter and pour it through a sieve to get all the buttermilk out.
5. Pop the butter into an ice bath and let it cool down.
6. Massage all the buttermilk out of the butter so that it doesn't go rancid.
7. Wash the butter again by placing it in fresh ice water and repeat the massaging process.
8. Knead the butter on a surface to ensure all the water is out of it.
9. Salt the butter to taste and knead it in.
10. Wrap the butter in parchment paper.

## Equipment

- mixer
- sieve
- ice bath
- parchment paper

## Tips

- 48 hours is the sweet spot for fermentation.
- Massaging the butter in ice water helps remove the buttermilk without making it sticky.
- The butter is kneaded to ensure all the water is out.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@rogerhollingshead/video/7531483238573886751
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c5d6b95d-3add-47e5-b66f-8a0abd877a0f
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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