Le Prés Salés Butter Dupe
Serves 8
15 mins prep
1440 mins Culture Time
1455 mins total
Le Prés Salés is considered by some to be the best butter in the world. It is super hard to find and you know me, I had to recreate it! The outcome is salty and creamy PERFECTION!
Mix the cream, crème fraîche and ¼ tsp kosher salt in a large mason jar. Cover with a cheesecloth and let it sit at room temperature (away from the sun) for 24-48 hours to culture. It’ll get thick.
Place it in your stand mixer and whip on medium high until it becomes whipped cream. Keep going until it separates, scraping the sides regularly. It will be about 7-8 more minutes.
Strain the buttermilk (save that for pancakes or biscuits) Then whip again and strain one more time.
Using a cheesecloth squeeze as much of the buttermilk out as you can. Rinse it under cold water and squeeze again. Now you've got butter!
On parchment paper, add a thin layer of butter. Then, you will add some flaky sea salt and repeat 4-5 times. Cover and store in the fridge.
