Six Different Compound Butter

Compound butter is butter that has been creamed with other ingredients such as herbs, garlic, wine, shallots and so on. The 🇫🇷 French term for compound butter is beurre composé. There are many sauces that you can add beurre composé too. One such sauce is called beurre blanc. Beurre blanc means “white butter.” This classic French sauce is composed of a wine, vinegar and shallot reduction into which chunks of cold butter are whisked until the sauce is thick and smooth. Excellent with poultry, seafood and vegetables.

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Adds Flavor

One pat of flavored butter can take food to new flavor heights. One or two pats of flavored butter can add tons of flavor to: steamed fish, grilled meats, cooked rice, pasta, baked potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, or your favorite sauces. The possibilities are endless. To add a whimsical touch or some fun to your festivities,  form flavored butters into logs or form the flavored butter into shapes using a butter press, or  use a melon baller to scoop out butter into small ball shapes. Store butter in small plastic baggies in your refrigerator and use as you would regular butter.


Herb Butter

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons
    minced fresh parsley or
  • 2 teaspoons
    dried parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon
    dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon
    onion powder

Cooking Directions

  1. In a small mixing bowl, combine herb butter ingredients, mix until smooth.
  2. Great on steamed vegetables, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, rice, grilled meats and fish.

Lemon or Orange Butter

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons
    grated lemon or orange peel
  • 3 tablespoons
    confectioners’ sugar, optional

Cooking Directions

  1. Beat together butter, lemon or orange peel and sugar if using, until smooth.
  2. Great on steamed or grilled fish, meat or vegetables and rice.
 

Honey Butter

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup
    honey

Cooking Directions

  1. Beat together until smooth.
  2. Great on muffins, bread or pancakes.
 

Maple Butter

 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup
    butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup
    pure maple syrup

Cooking Directions

  1. Beat together until smooth.
  2. Great on pancakes, waffles, french toast and meats.

Cinnamon Butter

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons
    confectioners’ sugar

Cooking Directions

  1. Beat together butter, cinnamon and confectioners’ sugar, until smooth.
  2. Great on muffins, bagels, and rolls.

Pesto Butter

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup
    of your favorite pesto

Cooking Directions

  1. Beat together butter and pesto until smooth.
  2. Great on cooked pasta, rice, grilled fish and chicken

*We used only the best Wisconsin butter to make the recipes for compound butters. Fries Von Kiel Butter

six different compound
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