Australian Bakers Butter of Choice
Rich, creamy and golden, quality-made baker's butter is a staple in any kitchen, from household to restaurant. Crafted with care from the finest cream, this velvety goodness is churned in small batches, preserving its natural flavour and texture. At The Little Big Dairy Co., our single-sourced butter boasts a silky smoothness and a deep, buttery taste that elevates any dish - from fresh bread to gourmet cakes. Made with minimal ingredients and traditional methods, it reflects purity and craftsmanship. The butter we produce is grass-fed and contains only natural goodness, ensuring exceptional taste, texture, and performance in cooking and baking. It’s a premium choice for those who value authenticity, nourishment, and flavour in their everyday kitchen essentials.
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At the heart of our farm on the banks of the Macquarie River are two generations of our family who work tirelessly to bring you Australia’s best tasting Single Source dairy brand. We each have a role, working together through the supply chain.
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Butter vs. Margarine: What's the Difference?
Many people use margarine as an alternative to butter when baking, but the two ingredients are different in several ways. Baker's butter, being a natural dairy product, contains fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K, especially when sourced from grass-fed cows, whereas margarine is a processed spread made primarily from vegetable oils containing emulsifiers, flavourings, and preservatives.
Below are the key differences:
- Source
Butter: Dairy (animal-based)
Margarine: Plant oils (vegetable-based) - Fat Content
Butter: High in saturated fats
Margarine: Higher in unsaturated fats - Taste & Texture
Butter: Rich, creamy, flavourful
Margarine: Neutral, sometimes artificial - Use in Baking
Butter: Excellent for flavour and texture
Margarine: Can alter taste and consistency - Health Profile
Butter: Natural, but high in saturated fat
Margarine: Often lower in saturated fat, but it can vary - Shelf Life
Butter: Shorter
Margarine: Longer due to preservatives
In conclusion, butter offers natural richness and superior baking performance, while margarine can be a lower-cost, plant-based alternative. Your choice depends on dietary needs, taste preferences, and intended use. However, for pure flavour and quality, especially in baking, butter remains the gold standard.
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The Best Butter for Baked Goods
For an experienced or amateur baker, butter is an essential part of producing goods that will please the fussiest of eaters. Using quality baker's butter in baking transforms the flavour and texture of your favourite treats due to its high butterfat content and rich, creamy taste. Its smooth consistency helps create flakier pastries, moist cakes, and perfectly crisp cookies. When melted, it adds a deep richness, and when creamed, it traps air that contributes to light and fluffy textures. And because the butter at The Little Big Dairy Co. is made from the milk of grass-fed cows, it has an extra tang, adding unique dimensions to your baking. Here are the top 5 baked goods where premium butter makes the biggest difference:
- Croissants: Quality butter is essential for the layered, flaky texture of croissants.
- Cookies (especially chocolate chip): Using grass-fed butter in cookies enhances their chewiness, richness, and flavour depth.
- Cake: A flavourful, moist cake relies on butter as its main fat as it produces a tender crumb and rich, buttery flavour that defines the dessert.
- Pie Crusts: Butter-based pie crusts are known for their flakiness and flavour. A well-made butter results in a golden, melt-in-your-mouth crust that doesn’t rely on sugar for taste.
- Shortbread: With only a few ingredients—typically butter, flour, and sugar—shortbread truly showcases the quality of its butter. A premium option elevates this simple treat into a luxurious bite.
Baking Made Easy with The Little Big Dairy Co
Our baker's butter will have you coming back for more from the very first taste. Sourced and made on our very own Australian family-owned farm, our butter is crafted with attention to tradition, using fresh cream from well-tended cows. So, what does that mean for you? A butter that’s rich in flavour, ideal consistency, and dependable performance for baking. It not only enhances texture and taste but also carries the wholesome integrity of its origins. Read Less
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We know the name of every single cow on our farm, and all of our products can be traced right back to an individual cow. As a family business, you can be assured that all of our cows are treated with only the best care to create only the highest quality products. We see the process from start to finish and ingredients we don’t make on our farm all come from either local or Fairtrade milk farms.
Are You Looking for one of the Best Grass-Fed Butter Brands for Your Business?
We’re one of the best Australian butter brand, but we have all kinds of different dairy products for you to choose from, whether it’s full cream milk, lactose free milk or cream. We’d love to hear your ideas too so get in touch by calling 02 6887 3443 or filling out the contact form at the bottom of the page.
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Unlike most dairy brands, 1km down the road from our milking parlour is our own processing plant. This means we can guarantee the traceability, quality and integrity of our Single Source milk.
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Our Single Source approach delivers high quality milk from source to supply that is traceable down to the very cow that made it. Bottled fresh daily in our on-farm factory, our milk has the perfect texture and stretch to enhance the taste of your coffee. Get to know how we produce better performing, more consistent and better tasting coffee.
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Stocking the Little Big Dairy Co brand differentiates your store as a purveyor of unique, high-quality produce, and attracts shoppers with an appetite for premium milk from an authentic, ethical dairy supplier. People who try our milk tend to become loyal consumers, which means they’ll keep coming back to your store.