Flavored Butter: Saffron and Cardamom Butter

Submitted by Annacia

"Gifts or fridge. *Uses: on steamed or grilled fish, in couscous, to add interest to a roast chicken sandwich, melted over steamed carrots with honey*"

 

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

ingredients

• 5 ounces butter, unsalted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon saffron (may use more if you wish)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄4 teaspoon flaked sea salt

directions

1. Soak 1/2 teaspoon saffron in 2 tablespoons single cream.
2. Beat this, 1/4 teaspoon salt flakes and 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom into the butter until smooth.
3. Roll, sprinkle another 1/2 teaspoon saffron strands over rolled butter, cover again and store in refrigerator.

4. FOR GIFT:

5. Wrap each butter roll in foil and then tissue paper, twisting the ends like a sweet wrapper.
6. Add a label with the flavour.
7. Include suggestions for uses or recipes and bundle together in a gift basket.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Yum, yum...yum...so articulate I know. This tasty butter was awesome, so much flavor, so perfect, tailor made just for me. I was in flavor heaven. Quick and super easy to make. I served it over carrots. I added the honey to the water for a subtle sweet flavor, wanted the spices to shine and they did, the carrots were awesome. Thanks for sharing a new family favorite, which I have also used with great success on fresh steamed green beans.

 

[COOKGIRl]

Delicious! First we tried this spread on freshly steamed green beans then with this: Recipe #389171 Used Oregon-made butter and heavy cream. Elegant and easy! Made for NA*ME tag/October-November.