...getting ready for...Tuesdays with Julia...

I don't have a recipe up at The Vegan Version...but in preparation for all my Christmas cooking with Julia...

...I made Vegan Butter...

...I gathered some ingredients...I basically used Miyoko's recipe but I made a few changes so I'll list everything I actually used below...

...it's super-duper easy...because all you do is put everything into the blender...

...it whips up into a beautiful creamy/buttery yellow...and it tastes just like butter...

...it didn't take long to harden up in the fridge...

...I just ran a knife along the un-papered edges...

...and the block of vegan butter popped right out..

...see how perfect that looks...

...I cut it into 5 quarters...haha...5/4s...mine are a little bit shorter than a true quarter...so there are 5 of them...

...individually wrapped in waxed paper...

...and then I popped them into a ziplock baggie...

...a couple of notes...this vegan butter is very firm...and when I make it again...I'm going to add more than 1/2 teaspoon of salt...I just like saltier butter I guess...

...and cost-wise...I think this is probably more expensive than Earth Balance...(which I regularly get at the regular grocery store for $3.99)...but I didn't really do a cost analysis...the soy lecithin will last a long long time...but the coconut oil is $5 a jar...and you'll only get one recipe from a jar with a little bit leftover...

....but on the pro side...there are only a few ingredients...and none of them is palm-oil...so I think I'll definitely be making this again...and again...

Affectioknit's Vegan Butter (adapted from Miyoko's Vegan Butter)...

Ingredients

1/4 cup Soy Milk
1/4 cup Vegan Whey leftover from making probiotic soy yogurt
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (I'll be adding 3/4 teaspoon next time)
1 1/2 cups refined coconut oil measured after melting
1/4 cup liquid oil – canola, grapeseed, or olive...I used Safflower...
2 teaspoons liquid lecithin

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process at a medium speed for about one minute. Pour into a container of your choice...I used my old old recipe box lined with parchment...

Set it in the refrigerator until hard.

...have you tried making vegan butter?...

~Have a lovely day!