Cannabutter
Before you can make any kind of ‘baked’ goods, you’ll need to know how to make Cannabutter. If you didn’t already know, now you will…
Things you’ll need
- · 1 ounce shake and stems OR 1/4 ounce bud
- · 2 sticks (1 cup) of butter
- · Large cooking pot
- · Large bowl
- · Water
- · Strainer
- · cheesecloth
- · Baking sheet (for optional steps)
Optional pre-steps
* This process changes the chemical compound in the stems, as if lighting the bud with a lighter, to release the THC (to get you high.) It’s super smelly, so if you’re worried about getting caught - Skip it…
- · Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- · Spread the herb evenly over a baking sheet.
- · Bake at 250 degrees for 30 minutes.
Instructions
Now, comes the fun part:
- · Fill a large cooking pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- · Once the water is boiling, add the butter.
- · Add shake/stems/scraps/bud/whatever you’re using and turn the temperature down to a low boil.
- · Cover half-way to allow the water to evaporate.
- · Stir the mix every 15 minutes until most of the water has evaporated. (30-90 minutes, but could take longer depending on the amount you’re making)
- · Remove from heat and let stand until it’s cooled off a bit.
- · Put the strainer in the large bowl and drape the cheesecloth over it.
- · Slowly pour what’s in the pot over the cheesecloth, into the strainer. Scrape the gook in the pot out onto the cheesecloth as well.
- · Bundle the cheesecloth up and squeeze the remaining butter out of the scraps inside, then dispose of the cheesecloth.
- · Remove the strainer and put the remaining bowl of melted cannabutter in the refridgerator for a few hours.
- · Once the cannabutter has hardened, take the bowl out of the fridge and slowly remove the canna-frisbee with a knife.
- · Remove any residual nasties that may have slipped through to the bottom.
Now you have pure, bright green Cannabutter! You can either use it as is (Spread it on a piece of toast!), or melt it and use it to make other yummy treats. (Brownies, grilled cheese, Rice Krispies treats, etc.)
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Ally is a full-time student majoring in Communication Disorders. She spends her time as a dedicated activist and blogger for marijuana law reform and is the Executive Assistant for Woman Tribune, a webspace for women. She lives in Orange County, NY where she is a practicing Wiccan and shares her life with her psycho hamster, Chouji, and boyfriend, Pugz. She is currently launching her first business, Ally McCoy Media, a web and graphic design firm.
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