Flavored Butters

Some options for your favorite breads, seafoods, sandwiches, and breakfast items! Partially taken from "The Ultimate Cooking Course", 2003.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Yields: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

• Herb Butter

• 2 -4  tablespoons fresh herbs

• Mustard Butter

• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard

• Citrus Butter

• 2  teaspoons  orange juice or 2  teaspoons lime juice

• Cilantro-Lime Butter

• 1  cup  fresh cilantro, and
• 1  lime, juice and zest of

• Garlic Butter

• 2  garlic cloves

• Almond Butter

• 1⁄4 cup  finely ground  almonds

Directions

1. Pick the butter of your choice (below). Add the additional ingredients and mix well.
2. Shape the 1/2 cup of butter, plus added-in ingredients, into small a roll.
3. Wrap well with waxed paper. Chill until firm.
4. Herb Butter:
5. Add 2-4 tablespoons minced fresh herbs (such as parsley, tarragon, chives, mint, marjoram, etc.) either singly or in combos of 2-3. Add a squeeze of lemon and mix well with butter.
6. Mustard Butter:
7. Add 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and mix well with butter.
8. Citrus Butter:
9. Add 2 teaspoons orange or lime juice, or 1 teaspoon lemon juice, PLUS the grated rind of 1 orange, lime (2, if small) or lemon. Mix well with butter.
10. Cilantro-Lime Butter:
11. Add 1 cup loosely-packed minced fresh cilantro leaves to soft butter. Add grated rind and juice of 1 lime. Mix well.
12. Garlic Butter:
13. Add 2 finely minced garlic cloves to butter; mix well.
14. Tomato Butter:
15. Mix 1 tablespoon tomato paste with softened butter.
16. Honey Butter:
17. Add 1/4 cup honey with softened butter; beat in gradually.
18. Maple Butter:
19. Add 1/4 cup maple syrup to butter; beat in gradually.
20. Almond Butter:
21. Add 1/4 cup finely ground almonds to butter; mix well.