pHad a nice quite day today....
Made some up some Dairy spread this morning.... Its easy to make & we know what goes into it...
I use a Ratio of 2:1 Butter & Rice Bran Oil... It works out heaps cheaper than buying the "spreadable" butters & is a lot better to cook with as you get the butter flavour but it doesnt burn like normal butter due to the oil content... Taste great on sandwiches & toast as well....
Method : Just add the softened Butter to a mixing bowl & beat or whisk with Electric Beaters/Stand Mixer... When the butter is all smooth & creamy add the Rice Bran Oil a bit at a time.... I keep Whisking it until it becomes pale & increases in volume.... I store it in decor 500ml containers & freeze until needed....
Costing : 1Kg butter $4.58
500ml R/Bran oil $1.63
(4L for $13 at Woolies on sale & I have a small stockpile..)This works out to be $0.42 per 100g or $2.10 for a 500g tub.... The closest everyday cheapest equivalent is Aldi at $2.99 for 500g.... We dont like the Aldi brand due to it having Canola oil in it & that it spits everywhere when using it in cooking due to the water content.... Have been making this version of Dairy spread for a few years now after modifying a Recipe we found on the Simple Savings Site.... This post has been copied & pasted onto our new Blog, Bits Around the House..In the Garden.... Put up the Trellis for the Cucumbers & Climbing Beans today as well as planting out the 3 vacant beds....
In Bed # 6 we planted, 2 rows of All Season Carrots from Eden SeedsAround the outside of the bed we planted,Red Toga Spring Onions from Johnsons Seeds,White Lisbon Spring Onion from Hortico.... In Bed # 7 we planted,Blue lake Climbing bean x3Marketmore Cucumber x 2Lebanese Cucumber x 2Purple Top Milan Turnips x 24-30All these seeds were from Eden Seeds..... The Trellis runs the length of Bed # 7.... In
Bed # 3 we planted,
Brown Beauty Bush Beans x 12
Cylindra Beetroot x 2 rows
Thai Green Eggplant x 2
Silverbeet Lucullus x 12
All these seeds were from Eden Seeds.....Crimson Globe Beetroot x 2 rows from HorticoWe are trying to use only old varieties
of seed from the smaller seed suppliers as we try & save as many seeds from previous years as we can..... We have had great luck with Eden Seeds in the past & already have a couple of seeds saved from previous crops.... OH, & nearly forgot !!!! We bought a "long sweet Yellow" Capsicum seedling a few weeks ago & planted it out today In
Bed # 1.... This weeks harvest....Kale, Silverbeet, Snowpeas, Broccoli, Zucchini & have gotten 3 eggs every day.....
Have a Great one All....
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