Milk from goats contains proteins that are easily digestible by humans.
The American Dairy Goat Association states that more people worldwide drink goat's milk than the milk from any other animal. People also use goat's milk to make butter, cheese and soap. Butter is made from goat's milk without any special equipment. You will need five gallons of goat's milk for half a pound of butter. If you plan to use raw goat's milk for your butter, make sure the goats are healthy and well-fed. Always clean your utensils thoroughly, as smells and flavors are transferred to the butter.
Instructions
1. Pour one gallon of fresh goat's milk through a strainer into a shallow pan.
2. Place the pan into the refrigerator for 24 hours. Do not cover or disturb the milk.
3. Remove the milk from the refrigerator after 24 hours. Use a large spoon to remove the thick cream from the top of the milk. Place the cream in a sterile jar. Cover the jar with a lid. Place the jar of cream into the refrigerator. Discard or drink the leftover skim milk.
4. Repeat this process until you have collected the cream from five gallons of goat milk. This should give you one pint of cream.
5. Place the mixing bowl, beaters and two cups of water into the refrigerator for half an hour.
6. Mix the cream with a rubber spatula. Place the dairy thermometer into the cream to determine the temperature.
7. Continue to mix the cream until the temperature is 52 degrees F. When it reaches this temperature, scoop out the cream and place it into the chilled mixing bowl.
8. Mix the cream with a mixer until the cream is clumping and separating from the liquid buttermilk.
9. Pour the buttermilk into an empty measuring cup. Measure the buttermilk. Discard the buttermilk or use for another purpose. Pour the same amount of tap water into the measuring cup.
10. Continue to mix the butter with the hand mixer while pouring the water into the butter. Drain the water once you have added all of it to the butter. This act will rinse the butter. Repeat this step one more time with tap water, and twice with the cold water from the refrigerator.
11. Scrape the butter from the sides of the mixing bowl. Fold the butter to squeeze out all the excess water.
12. Spread the butter into the butter mold with the spatula. Place the butter and mold into the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Remove the mold from the refrigerator and take the butter out of the mold by turning it over a plate.
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