7 Flavorful Butter Twists

Yes honey butter and garlic butter are yummy but it is not the only way to flavor butter as Rachel Ray has shown us. The sweet Ginger and Pumpkin Pie were both hits this last Thanksgiving.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Yields: 4 ounces butter

Ingredients

• 4  ounces salted butter, room temperature

• Options

• Lemon-Chive

• 1⁄4 chives, chopped
• 1  teaspoon lemon zest
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

• Pimento

• 1⁄4 cup  roasted red pepper, patted dry and chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika

• Honey-Mustard

• 1  tablespoon honey
• 1  tablespoon dry mustard (use only dry mustard)

• Cranberry-Walnut

• 1⁄3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries, chopped
• 1  teaspoon orange zest

• Sweet Ginger

• 4  tablespoons candied ginger, finely chopped

• Sweet Berry

• 1⁄4 cup  berry  preserves (blueberry works well)
• 1  teaspoon sugar

• Pumpkin Pie

• 1  tablespoon canned pumpkin (pure pumpkin only not pie mix)
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Directions

1. In a food processor, blend room-temperature salted butter with any of the flavor combos listed under the above options.
2. Serve immediately or chill till ready to use. Best served at room temperature.