Flavored Butter
Flavored butter, also referred to as compound butter, is prepared by blending together various ingredients such as fresh herbs, shallots, minced garlic, chili powder, pepper flakes, grated citrus zest, or an array of spices, fruits, and vegetables. It is commonly used as a condiment, as an addition to sauces, to baste meats and vegetables as they are grilled or broiled, and as a flavored topping for chops, steaks or seafood.
Flavored logs can be made by hand, with a blender, or by using a food processor. The following is a demonstration of how to make a flavored butter log by hand.
*** Butter logs are easy to store and are an attractive addition to any meal. Butter logs will remain fresh for up to one year when stored in the freezer.
Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Butter
1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
1-3 cloves minced garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder, adjust to taste
Fresh parsley, adjust to taste
Dried roasted red pepper, to taste (remove red pepper seeds)
Begin with unsalted butter that has been softened. With the heal of your hand, press the stick of butter onto a cutting board.
With a chef's knife, combine the recipe ingredients and butter together until they are completely blended together.
Place the blended butter on a sheet of waxed paper. Fold one edge of the waxed paper over the butter and wrap it under the butter.
Smooth the butter into a log. Once the butter is shaped into a log, roll the log up in the waxed paper.
Seal the butter roll by twisting the ends of the waxed paper in opposite directions.
Chill the butter in the freezer for a minimum of one hour. Once chilled, the butter can be sliced into attractive disks. If using at a later date, wrap the butter log in foil before storing in the freezer.
Creative Recipe Ideas
Simply Classic Herb Butter
1 cup butter, softened
Black pepper, to taste
Fresh parsley
Fresh tarragon
Fresh thyme
Lemon and Dill Butter
1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1½ tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
Dill weed, to taste
Chili Butter
1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
4-5 tsp. chili powder
1½ tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. pepper sauce
Strawberry Butter
1 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar
Fresh, strawberries, to taste
(hulled and halved)
butter how-to
Flavored logs can be made by hand, with a blender, or by using a food processor. The following is a demonstration of how to make a flavored butter log by hand.
*** Butter logs are easy to store and are an attractive addition to any meal. Butter logs will remain fresh for up to one year when stored in the freezer.
Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Butter
1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
1-3 cloves minced garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder, adjust to taste
Fresh parsley, adjust to taste
Dried roasted red pepper, to taste (remove red pepper seeds)
Begin with unsalted butter that has been softened. With the heal of your hand, press the stick of butter onto a cutting board.
With a chef's knife, combine the recipe ingredients and butter together until they are completely blended together.
Place the blended butter on a sheet of waxed paper. Fold one edge of the waxed paper over the butter and wrap it under the butter.
Smooth the butter into a log. Once the butter is shaped into a log, roll the log up in the waxed paper.
Seal the butter roll by twisting the ends of the waxed paper in opposite directions.
Chill the butter in the freezer for a minimum of one hour. Once chilled, the butter can be sliced into attractive disks. If using at a later date, wrap the butter log in foil before storing in the freezer.
Creative Recipe Ideas
Simply Classic Herb Butter
1 cup butter, softened
Black pepper, to taste
Fresh parsley
Fresh tarragon
Fresh thyme
Lemon and Dill Butter
1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1½ tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
Dill weed, to taste
Chili Butter
1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
4-5 tsp. chili powder
1½ tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. pepper sauce
Strawberry Butter
1 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar
Fresh, strawberries, to taste
(hulled and halved)
butter how-to
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