Flavored Butter Recipes
Adding flavored butter recipes, or compound butter, is a delicious and easy way to elevate a meal, especially when you’re hosting guests. Try these butters on sweet or savory foods for a burst of flavor.
Today I’m sharing a couple of recipes from the book Flavored Butters by Lucy Vaserfirer. I chose one sweet and one savory, and I can attest to the fact that they are delicious and easy to make!
Compound butter is a classic way to impart more flavor into meats, vegetables, and breads. It’s also a great way to add a special touch when entertaining, but simple enough to do for everyday meals.
Savory Blue Cheese & Chive Butter
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces Gorgonzola dolce cheese, or other blue cheese
- Fresh chives, chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste (I actually eliminated the salt)
Blend all 4 ingredients together in a medium size bowl. Form into a log shape and roll in wax paper. Refrigerate until firm, or over night.
Slice and serve on French or Italian bread, on burgers, over steak, or with pasta.
Sweet Apricot Butter
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
Blend together the butter and preserves in a medium size bowl. Spread mixture on a sheet of wax paper, about a 1/4 inch thick. Top with another piece of wax paper and refrigerate until firm, or overnight.
Once chilled, remove and cut out shapes using a small, shaped cookie cutter. Lift shapes off wax paper using a thin spatula.
Serve over toast, french toast, biscuits, crepes, or other breakfast fare.
Both recipes I made were so good, especially the blue cheese butter. I literally had to FORCE my self to stop eating it on slices of French bread!
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Flavored Butter Recipes
Add these flavored butter recipes to meats, vegetables, or breads for a delicious flavor boost.
Ingredients
Savory Blue Cheese & Chive Butter
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces Gorgonzola dolce cheese, crumbled (or other blue cheese)
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
Sweet Apricot Butter
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup apricot preserves (or other fruit preserves)
Instructions
Blend butter and flavoring ingredients together in a medium size bowl. Form into a log shape and roll in wax paper. Refrigerate until firm, or overnight.
I love making flavored butters
Yum, I am from Wisconsin and we are all about the dairy!
These recipes look great! Can’t wait to try them!
Wow! flavored butters, sounds yummy and I love sweet butter. Would love to make my own for scones.
I love butter!!
YUM! This looks fantastic!
YUM! love flavored butters and would love to be able to make my own!
I love flavored butters on steaks. I didn’t even think if sweet flavored butters.