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Healthy Butter

Sunday, February 13th, 2011



It Tastes Like Real


Butter…Because It Is!



Just a quick tip for those of you who love butter, but would like to add more of the “good fat” to your diet.


There are things that I have done to make my eating habits more healthy and more fat-free. But I WON’T do without my butter!! While I know, in my last post, I admitted that I like Velveeta cheese, which it could be argued is not really cheese, I can’t stand margarine. And talk about bad fats…ewwww. All I know is that God made cows which make milk that is churned into butter without any additives. There is no animal that has produced a stick of margarine. It’s pretend butter. Anybody remember that “it’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature!” routine?


Nowadays, one can spend a pretty penny on butter that has been mixed with olive oil or canola oil to increase the good fats and to make it spreadable. I’ll show you here how you can do the same thing for a whole lot less.


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For about 3/4 cup of soft butter, use one stick of real butter, at room temp, either salted or unsalted depending on which you prefer, and place into a blender or food processor.


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Add 1/3 cup light olive oil.


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Process until the butter and oil are completely mixed. The consistency will be that of whipped cream and some of the oil may still be separated out, but you can just stir that in.


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Pour the mixture into a container and refrigerate for several hours


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You will have spreadable butter that is part butter and part olive or canola oil, both of which are higher in mono and polyunsaturated fats – the good fats. And it tastes good too!!!



Happy Cooking!



MB
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