If you've spent your entire life buying and eating store-bought butter, then the thought of making butter yourself could be ...

Keep beating until you have a blob of butter sitting in a pool of buttermilk, 1 to 2 minutes. Strain the butter from the buttermilk and reserve for another use.

Clarifying butter is very easy. Slice 1 stick of butter into small pieces. Heat the butter slices in a heavy saucepan over low heat until it crackles and bubbles.

And making it is quick, easy and you probably have everything needed in your kitchen. How to make compound butter step-by-step "Let the butter almost come to room temperature," Raines said.

If you need melted butter right away, you're in luck! Just melt the butter straight from frozen in the microwave. These same tips work for margarine vs. butter .

DeAnne Bloomberg, Manager of the Rock Island County Farm Bureau, will join us Wednesday, June 27, on Good Morning Quad Cities to show us how to make butter.

How to make homemade almond butter. Use unsalted, raw almonds. This will yield smooth, creamy almond butter that’s easy to customize. Preheat oven to 350° F.

1 stick (8 tablespoons) of salted butter. 2 tablespoons non-pareil capers. 3/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish. 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. About 6 grinds of fresh pepper ...

If you're working with something perishable like chive blossoms (which I tried in compound butter last year — 10/10 would recommend), keep it in the freezer so you can extend that magic.