Making Butter From Powdered Milk

by Merissa

One of my readers recently posted on the Little House on the Prairie Living Facebook Page that she was making homemade butter from powdered milk. I thought this was a fantastic idea and I asked if she would share what she did with the rest of us. I haven't tried this recipe yet but I will have to give it a go this week!

So the other morning I woke up thinking...if you can make butter from milk, why can't I make butter from powered milk?  Well, most powdered milk is non fat, so it makes it harder.  Then I discovered a full fat milk NIDO by Nestle...but I did not have any on hand and I wanted to make butter without going to the store!

 

The recipe. 3/4 c. powdered milk, 1/3 c. water, 1/4 c. oil (coconut, olive, sunflower, etc). You can also add yellow food coloring, salt, and butter flavoring if you want it.

Add the powdered milk to your food processor.

Add the water and then the oil.

Blend for a few minutes. Check and see if it's starting to thicken. Keep blending until its starts getting thick, checking every 3 minutes or so.

After a few minutes it should have a fairly thick, margarine look.

Three steps are optional, add in butter flavoring...

And yellow food coloring if you want. You would also add salt at this point.

Looks, smells, and tastes like butter. Yum!

This recipe will make about 3/4 cup of "butter".

 

I grew up in the second and third grades drinking powdered milk and water at home. The only comparison I can make these days is drinking non-fat milk. Even my older brother was a high school basketball star, and he drank the powdered milk, too. So I figure if times get hard, water and powdered milk will probably be OK for our children. So will making butter from powdered milk, too. About anything like butter or some kind of vegetable oil should go well with any homemade bread in any hard time situation.