Shake that Honey Butter Baby

What sounds better than honey butter on a hot roll straight from the oven?  Ummm nothing.  So why not make the butter yourself?

Want to know the best part of this recipe?  You only need two ingredients:  heavy whipping cream and honey.  Awesome, right?? 

Want to know the other best part?  Your kids will looooooove to help with this.

Want to know how many questions I can ask you in one blog post?  Six.

Anyway, start with a nice clean jar that has a tight fitting lid.  Any size jar will do.  Fill the jar about 1/2 full with the heavy whipping cream.  Secure the lid, then..... 

Shake shake shake.  And shake shake shake.

And shake some more.  You will need to shake for 15 to 20 minutes.  This is the part the kids will love.  My kids decided to roll the jar back and forth across the floor.  Hehe

After awhile, you will notice that instead of it sounding like liquid, you will hear a thumping on the lid.  This means you are finished!  The cream seperates into a big chunk of butter and butter milk. 

Open the jar, and pull out the chunk of butter.  The liquid left in the jar is buttermilk.  Put it in the fridge, and use it next time you cook. 

Hold the butter over the sink, and squeeze out the extra liquid.  You can also put the butter in a cheesecloth and squeeze out the extra, but of coarse I didn't have one.  Oh well.

If you were going for plain butter, TAH DAH.  You are done!  If you are going for honey butter, put your butter in a bowl and squeeze honey over it. 

Mix it up, then reshape into a ball or bar or whatever shape you want.  Your butter will be nice and soft at this point.  Once its shaped, put in the fridge and let it harden up.

Now you just need some hot fresh rolls!  Of coarse, I don't have any of those.  I don't have a butter knife either (realized that today).