Real Butter Powder

I really like this brand of butter powder. Rainy Day Butter Powder , (to be referred to from now on as R.D.) which I purchased first, is a 3 star. This smells like butter (R.D. has an off-putting scent). More concentrated than R.D., I can use almost 1/2 the amount I was with R.D. This makes the creamiest, tastiest instant mashed potatoes. Into 1 cup of Idahoan Mashed Potato Flakes , stir 2 spoonfuls each of Hoosier Hill Farm Butter Powder and Peak Dry Whole Milk Powder . Stir in salt & pepper. Finally, stir in 2 cups boiling water. You won't believe how great the mashed potatoes will be. This makes into a tasty butter spread, which will firm up even more in the refrigerator (the R.D. wouldn't.) It reminds me of whipped butter. I use the spread on pop tarts, toast, pastry, muffins, cornbread, freshly baked bread, potatoes, rolls, cooked vegetables, stuffing, biscuits, for making cinnamon toast, grilled cheese sandwiches, pancakes, waffles, and meat (especially if I'm going to microwave it) to help keep it moist besides the great flavor...the list goes on. The published 1:1 ratio may be misleading...If you look where that is posted, its on the recipe information. I 'believe' that ratio is for when a recipe calls for butter. So for 1 tbs. butter use: 1 tbs. butter powder + 1 tbs. water/liquid. That is not the ratio for making butter spread. I did read on another brand of butter powder to use 3 tbs. butter powder to 1 tsp. water (in layman's terms that is 9 parts measured butter powder to 1 part water). Will have to try that next time I mix some up. I normally just mix it to the consistency I want. Little looser for topping mashed potatoes, and a little thicker for spreading. Great sprinkled on freshly popped popcorn, stopping that hot melted butter from deflating the popped kernels. Or getting greasy hands/fingers. No more having to continually wipe your hands before handling the remote control to zap through TV commercials. One thing I have noticed, is you need to add this to the popped kernels before completely salting them. Otherwise this salted butter powder will add even more salt to your perfectly salted popcorn, and you may end up with really salty, buttery popcorn. Truthfully, I can't believe the differences between the 2 brands. I expect the smell to be a little different between brands, no different than dairy case butter brands have different scents, but this doesn't make my stomach churn (excuse the pun). I no longer have mashed potatoes that smell disgusting. I think this would make just about anyone happy that doesn't have access to a store (or cow, goat, etc...). Label States: Best by 12/08/2015 (received in 12/2014) ALLERGY WARNING (printed on the back label): Packaged in a facility shared by tree nuts, peanuts, dairy, soy and wheat products.

Great product if you're rving or camping. The butter taste good and so convenient.

Adds a nice buttery flavor to soups and sauces. Save on the expensive real butter.

I use it to add buttery flavor without fat. It isn’t perfect but it does help. And it doesn’t have cholesterol or fat……probably why it isn’t perfect.

Love the flavor, love the versatility! Works great in baking to add more buttery flavor, works great as a sprinkle over popcorn, veggies, pretty much anything hot where you want a bit of butter flavor. It can even work as a halfway decent butter spread, with a little tweaking. If you mix it with only water, it's not gonna taste right. Part of butter's flavor and mouth feel comes from fat. So, if you aren't using it as a diet butter, mix it with a little water and a little oil. Mixing with oil alone makes it too oily though. My mix is 3 tbsp powder, 1 tbsp water, 1 tbsp olive oil, and a tiny pinch of very fine salt. It will be runny, slightly thicker than fully melted butter, but still works if you use a butter brush rather than a knife to spread it. You can adjust the thickness as you like. It even browns up nicely, thanks to the olive oil. It's not a *perfect* substitute for fresh butter, but it's great for when fresh isn't available (camping, emergencies, etc.) I'm curious about how it will handle aging after being opened. I'll report back if it starts tasting off, but for now, I'm thoroughly impressed with it.

GOOD, RECEIVED ON TIME

Ok. Wanted to use on popcorn. Taste all right, but nothing special. I know it’s real butter but better off just melting real butter.

Love this product. Such good flavor and just enhances whatever I add it too.

This is the best tasting butter flavour ever. Add it to streak, potatoes, cooked veggies, dips for raw veggies, eggs. Pasta, the list goes on. I’ll be buying more real soon

Bought three items - Milk Powder, no color added Big Daddy Mac, and Butter Powder, to use in dehydrated meals for back packing. Had a question prior to purchase, contacted Seller and received very quick and helpful response. Products are just fantastic, and will definitely buy in larger sizes next time. Have read a few reviews about the milk powder not dissolving when used in hot drinks - I added a small amount of hot water to the powder prior to adding it to my coffee on the trail, and it worked beautifully.

This stuff taste great on popcorn. It literally melts in your mouth when saliva interacts with it (since saliva is 99.5% water). I use a fine mesh dredger to dispense it over the popcorn. It looses a star because they used food colouring and I would prefer it without extra unnecessary ingredients. At the very least its natural and not artificial food colouring. However, some people have food allergies related to annatto colouring and should be aware of this. Lucky for me I don't have any allergies and get to enjoy this butter on my popcorn.

We got this and other Hoosier Farm powdered food for an extended trip off the grid this summer in Northern BC. They all tasted great and was easy to use, some of the best dehydrated food I've come across so far, highly recommended, and far better to use these Hoosier farm products and making our own trail food than paying for the pre-made stuff.

Taste is a little sweeter than regular butter. I add a tablespoon to backpacking meals to provide some extra calories and improve the flavour.