Trick to double your BUTTER!

Oh, you're ganna love me for this one!!

We started exclusively using real butter a few years ago, upon the insistance
of my husband James.
His theory:  no one should consume a product {margarine} that's only 1 molecule
away from being plastic!
So, we made the delicious switch.
Isn't everything better with butter?!

Butter, is however, more expensive ... plus, there's no lo-cal alternative.
Butter is butter.

This is what makes this trick so wonderful!
You can double your butter, turning 1 stick into 2!
All you need is butter & water.

Start off by bringing a stick of butter to room temperature.

{I always buy my butter at Aldi. 
Unless it's on sale somewhere, Aldi price is always better.}

In a mixing bowl using your electric mixer, whip the butter & begin adding in
1/2 c. of lukewarm water, a bit at a time.
Continue mixing until water is completely blended with the butter.

Here's the 'whipped' butter that you end up with:

I LOVE this trick!!

It not only stretches your butter, it stretches your dollar ... & cuts your calories!

So, to recap:  equal parts butter to water.

Easy peasy.

I keep a tub of this on the counter where it stays perfectly soft & ready for use.

The additional tubs {I do several sticks at a time}, I store in the fridge.

Let it come to room temp. before using.

Don't use this whipped butter for baking ... stick with the real butter for that.

*Thanks to my friend, Billie, who found this trick & passed it along to me.