Flavored Butter III

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Flavored Butters

Stir desired recipe ingredients into 1/2 cup butter, softened; cover

and chill at least 8 hours. Each combination makes one serving, so

multiply accordingly.

 

Chili Butter

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper

 

Serve on warm tortillas, or stir into refried beans or rice.

 

Cinnamon Butter

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon brown sugar.

 

Serve on hot rolls.

 

Herb Butter

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

 

Serve on assorted steamed vegetables, fish or chicken.

 

Jalapeño Butter

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1 or 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced

1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

 

Serve on baked potatoes, rice, or chicken.

 

Seafood Butter

2 teaspoons grated onion

1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning

 

Serve on seafood or baked potatoes.

 

Blackberry Butter

2 tablespoons blackberry jam

 

Serve on waffles, pancakes, or ham

 

Blue Cheese Butter

1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

 

Serve with crackers as an hors d'oeuvre, or on baked potatoes or

steaks.

 

Bourbon Butter

2 tablespoons bourbon

 

Serve on pork chops or ham, toasted pound cake, waffles or sweet

potato biscuits.

 

Chipotle Pepper Butter

1 tablespoon minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

 

Serve on rice, baked potatoes, chicken, or pork chops.

 

Citrus Butter

1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

 

Serve on seafood, chicken or pasta.

 

Cranberry Butter

2 tablespoons cranberry sauce

 

Serve on sweet potatoes, waffles or ham.

 

Honey Butter

2 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

 

Serve on sweet potatoes, waffles, winter squash or ham.

 

Lemon-Anchovy Butter

2 teaspoons anchovy paste

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

 

Serve on seafood.

 

Lemon Pepper Butter

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

 

Serve on steak, fish, chicken or shrimp.

 

Mediterranean Butter

3 tablespoons minced pitted Kalamata olives

1 garlic clove, minced

2 tablespoons basil olive oil

 

Serve on sliced French bread for an easy appetizer or on pasta, fish

or chicken.

 

Pecan Butter

1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted

 

Serve on pancakes, sweet potatoes, winter squash or gingerbread.

 

Pesto Butter

2 tablespoons pesto

 

Serve on chicken breasts, baked potatoes, steamed vegetables or

pasta.

 

Sesame Butter

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

1 teaspoon grated lime rind

1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

 

Serve on shrimp, sweet potatoes, or grilled chicken.