HAPPY 2020!
And today, January 17, 2020 I found this article about someone who opened a shop in Lyons, Colorado, and churns butter from raw milk. https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/butter-bar-bella-la-crema-colorado
COMPOUND BUTTERS
1. Rose Petal Butter
Glass Dish, layer fragrant rose petals, ¼ lb sweet
butter, petals
Alternate layers. Cover tightly and stand a room
temperature for 1 hour, then refrigerate. Next day remove the petals and cream
the butter.
2. Sage and Garlic Butter
Good over winter squash, ravioli or baked ricotta
2 T butter, 2 T evoo, 1 T sage, 2 garlic cloves,
fine chopped, 1 T finely chopped parsley, salt and pepper
3. Ancho Chili, Lime, Garlic Butter
1 stick butter, 1 T ancho chili, 1 garlic clove
mashed, 1 lime zest, 2-3 t lime juice, pinch salt. Mash together. Roll. Freeze.
4. Edible flower garden butter
1 stick butter - room temp, 1 t superfine sugar, ¼
t almond extract, handful fragrant roses - rugosa/damask types = 2 T chopped
petals
Remove petals, wash well in cold water, pat dry in
salad spinner, mince with sharp knife, cut butter into 6-8 pieces and mash with
fork, incorporate flavorings then flowers, put in crock or roll in waxed paper.
Refrigerate. Flour butters can be frozen up to 2 months.
5. Herb Butter - Madison
¼ lb butter, 2 T chopped thyme, 3 T chopped
marjoram, 1 shallot, 1/2t lemon zest, salt
Good on any veg, rice or beans
6. Olive Rosemary Butter
¼ lb butter, ½ c nicoise olives chopped, 1 T minced
rosemary, 1 t minced thyme, ½ t lemon zest
Good with grilled veg or white bean or potato soup
7. Blossom Butter
¼ lb butter, 2 T mixed herbs - opal basil,
marjoram, chives, thyme, 3 T chopped edible blossoms: sage, rosemary, borage,
calendula, nasturtium sand and white pepper
8. Nasturtium Butter
Nasturtium blossoms with 2 tender nasturtium leaves
10. Lemon-Chive Butter - stewart
1 stick butter, 1 T grated lemon zest, 1 t lemon
juice, 2-1/2 T snipped chives, ½ t salt. Combine.
11. Compound Butters for Noodles
6T butter, 1 garlic, 2 T parsley, Italian Salami
Butter, Sugar, Cinnamon
Butter, Cream, tomato paste, Madeira, white truffle
12. Compound Butter for Potatoes
Blue Cheese and Butter
3T butter, 1/3 cup cheese
13. Clover Butter
for tea
2 T clover, ¼ lb butter, 1 T honey
gather clover on a dry day
14. Mushroom Butter - Kamman
for poached fish, chicken breasts, braised lettuce
½ c minced raw mushrooms, ½ c white wine, 2 T
minced scallions, 1 T lemon juice, ½ t salt, 4 white peppercorns, ¾ c butter, 2
T whipped cream
Measure 1/3 c mushrooms and set aside. Make
infusion with rest of mushrooms and other ingredients except butter and ream.
Reduce to 3 T. Fluff in butter by the T. Strain sauce into warmed bowl. Blend
in whipped cream and raw mushrooms.
15. Provencal Butter - Kamman
for steaks, broiled fish
2/3 c dry vermouth, ¼ t meat extract, 2 garlic
cloves, chopped fine, 2 T chopped parsley, 1 T chopped shallots, 1-1/2 t
anchovy paste, 2T tomato paste, pepper, ¾ c butter
Make infusion to 3 T. Fluff in butter. Strain
16. Green Butter - Kamman
for trout, grilled and poached fish
2/3 c dry vermouth, 2T each chopped spinach,
escarole, chicory, watercress, parsley, ½ t each dried tarragon and basil, ¼ t
grated orange zest, 1 small garlic chopped. 1-1/2 t anchovy paste, ¾ c butter.
Reduce to 3 T. Add butter. Strain and add 2 T finely chopped walnuts.
17. Caper Butter - Kamman
for poached fish, broccoli, cauliflower
2T capers, 2 T caper vinegar, 1/3 t salt, ¼ t white
pepper.
Heat vinegar, salt and pepper until salt melted.
Add ¾ c butter. Finish with 2T whipped cream.
18. Chicken Liver Butter - Kamman
2 oz. chicken livers, ¼ c Madeira.
Cook over medium heat 3 minutes. Remove and cool.
Process. Add 3 T butter until smooth.
19. Morel Butter - Kamman
8T Butter with salt and pepper. 2 oz. dry morels:
rehydrate 1 hour in lukewarm water to cover. Remove stems. Wash carefully to
remove sand. Drain well. Pat dry. Saute in 2 T butter. Salt and Pepepr. Add
soaking water and let evaporate. Chop extremely fine. Add to butter. Use in
pastry bag under chicken skins.
20. Stilton Butter - Kamman
½ c butter, 2 T crumbled Stilton cheese, 2Tport
wine (tawny), salt and coarse cracked pepper
21. Ravigote - Kamman
with rice, rilled meats, fish, poached chicken,
carrots, green beans, peas, cauliflower, potatoes
½ c butter, 1T each shallots, parsley, tarragon,
chives, chervil. Salt and pepper.
22. Maitre d'Hotel Butter
½ c butter, 1T parsley, 1-3 T lemon juice, salt and
pepper
23. Colbert Butter
½ c butter, 1T chopped parsley, 2t lemon juice, 2T
meat glaze, salt and pepper
24. Snail Butter
½ c butter, ½ t minced shallots, ½ t minced garlic,
2T minced parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper
25. Mustard Butter
½ c butter, 1T Dijon, salt and pepper
26. Tarragon Butter
12 c butter, 1T minced tarragon, salt and pepper
27. Basil Butter
1 garlic split, 6T butter, salt and pepper, 1t
dried basil
28. Tomato-Basil Butter
3T tomato paste, 1t dried basil, 6T butter
29. Tabasco Butter
for corn
2 t Tabasco,
6T butter
30. Mint Butter
for peas
1t dried mint, ¼ t sugar, salt and white pepper
31. Caraway Butter
for turnips, parsnips, kohlrabi, cauliflower
2 t caraway seeds, 6 T butter
32. Polish Butter
for cauliflower and broccoli
1/3 c breadcrumbs, 1 hard-cooked egg chopped fine,
1T minced parsley
Melt butter, add breadcrumbs and toss. Mix with
remaining ingredients.
33. Nasturtium Butter - Creasy
1 stick butter, 12-18 nasturtium flowers, 2-4 fresh
nasi leaves or a few sprigs fresh parsley, 3-4 chives chopped - optional
34. Orange-Tarragon Butter - Stewart
1 - 5 oz. - 7 x 1" log
1 stick butter, 1T grated orange zest, 1T orange
juice, 2T tarragon, finely chopped, salt and pepper. Combine
35. Dill Butter - Stewart
1 stick butter, ¼ cup (2 oz.) cream cheese, 1 t
grated lemon zest, 1T lemon juice, 2Tparsley finely chopped, 2T dill finely
chopped, ½ t salt. Combine
36.
Garlic-Shallot Butter - Beurre d'Escargot - Ducasse
makes 2 cups
18T butter (2-1/4 sticks), ¼ c ground almonds, 2
slices prosciutto di Parma, small dice, 1 garlic clove, fine chopped, 1 med
shallot, fine chopped, ½ c flat leaf parsley fine chop, salt and pepper
37. Anchovy butter - Rebecca Wood
1-1/2 sticks unsalted butter, 4 anchovy fillets
minced, 1T capers rinsed, drained and minced, 1 t lemon juice, 1 t minced
chives
38. Herb Butter - Rebecca Wood
1T each parsley, chives, tarragon and 1 t Dijon,
1-1/2 sticks butter
39. Strawberry Butter - Rebecca Wood
1-1/2 sticks butter, ¼ c strawberry puree, 1T
honey, ½ t grated orange zest
40. Chocolate Pecan Butter - Wood
1-1/2 sticks butter, ¼ c chopped toasted pecans, 1
oz. bittersweet choc melted, 1 t Sucanat or light brown sugar
41. Mustard Butter - Kamman
for swordfish, halibut, lemon sole, monkfish
8T butter, 1-1/2-2 T Dijon mustard, 1 garlic
mashed, 1-1/2 T chopped parsley, ¼ t nutmeg
42. Snail Butter - Child
for 2 dozen snails: 1 stick butter, 1-2 cloves
mashed garlic, 2T minced parsley, salt and pepper, lemon juice
43. Orange Butter - Child
for crepes - makes 3 cups
4 large lumps sugar, 2 large firm oranges, ¼ c
granulated sugar, ½ lb. unsalted butter,
2/3 c strained orange juice, 3T orange liqueur
Rub sugar lumps over oranges hard to extract oil
from skins. Remove some peel and chop fine with granulated sugar. Crush lumps
and pee sugar mixture in small bowl of electric mixer. Add butter and beat
until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in orange juice and liqueur.
44. Watercress Butter - Stewart
1 stick butter, ½ c goat cheese, 3 c watercress,
kosher salt and black pepper. Process
45. Shallot-Parsley Butter - Stewart
1 stick plus ½ T butter, 1 large shallot fine
chopped, 1T dry white wine, 1t salt, 1T parsley fine chopped
46. Ginger-Cilantro-Lime Butter - Stewart
1 stick butter, ¼ c cream cheese, 1T grated ginger,
1T lime juice, 3T cilantro finely chopped, 1 t kosher salt. Process.
47. Anchovy Butter - Stewart
5 med flat anchovies, rinse and pat dry, 1 stick
butter
48. Curry Butter - Stewart
1 stick butter, 1-1/4 t curry powder, ½ t salt.
Mix.
49. Smoked Salmon Butter - Kamman
for bluefish, salmon, salmon trout
6T butter, 2 slices Nova Scotia Salmon, salt and
pepper.
50. Bouillabaisse Seasoning Butter
2T butter, 1 garlic, 6 basil leaves, ¼ t saffron
51. Smoked Tea Butter
½ c veal stock, 2T Lapsang Souchong, ¼ t ground
ginger, 2T chopped chives, salt, 8T butter
Boil stock, add tea. Steep 20 min. Strain and wring
through cheesecloth. Set aside. Put butter in processor and cream 30 secs. Add
tea extract, ginger and chives Process until homogenous. Add salt. Roll in
plastic wrap and freeze.
Use with duck which ahs been marinated in crushed
szechuan pepper and corn oil…or on veal.
52. Saffron Butter - Madison
with Provencal vegetables, fennel, eggplant,
tomato, potato
2 pinches saffron threads pulverized, ¼ lb butter,
1 large shallot chopped fine, 2 t finely chopped marjoram or basil, 1T finely
chopped parsley, ½ t grated orange or lemon zest, pinch cayenne, salt and
pepper
53. Mustard Butter - Madison
good with cabbage
1 garlic clove, pressed, ¼ lb butter, 1T Dijon, 1
large shallot fine dice or 2T scallion, 2T chopped parsley, salt and pepper
54. Spicy Moroccan Butter - Madison
good with sweet potato or chickpea soup
½ bunch scallion whites, 2 garlic coarsely chopped,
1T sweet paprika, 2t ground cumin, ½ t ground coriander, 2T chopped parsley, 2T
chopped cilantro, 1t chopped mint, salt, ¼ lb butter, juice 1 lime
55. Chile Butter - Madison
with carrots, beets, sweet potato, corn
1 large jalapeno, 2 serrano chiles roasted, zest of
lime, finely chopped, ¼ lb butter, 1t lime juice or more, 2T chopped cilantro,
1 scallion including 1" of green, salt, ¼ t ground coriander
56. Sweet Flower Butter
use on egg breads, sugar cookies, or between layers
of pound or sponge cake
Roses, violets, lavender, pineapple sage,
marigolds.
57. Chive Blossom Butter - Creasy
1 stick butter, 10-12 large barely open chive
flowers separated, 2 small sprigs fresh parsley or 8-10 large chive leaves
58. Sundried Tomato Butter
on steaks, over fish, on bread, garlic bread
1 c unsalted butter, 1 t minced garlic, 4T chopped
parsley, 1 oz sundried chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cream butter, mix.
Chill.
59. Lobster Butter - Beard
Grind or pound cooked lobster shells until very
fine. Combine with butter and force through fine strainer. ¼ lb butter, 1 lb
lobster shells
60. Anchovy Butter - Beard
½ c butter creamed. Fold in 6 anchovies finely
chopped, or anchovy paste. Add few drops lemon juice and
1t chopped parsley
61. Mustard Butter - Vongerichten
2T minced shallot, ½ c red wine vinegar, 1t minced
tarragonm ½ stick or ¼ cup softened butter, 2T grainy mustard, salt and pepper
Combine shallot, vinegar and tarragon medium-high
heat. Boil. Stir occasionally until shallot just moist. Cream butter with
mustard. Cool reduction and add to butter. Salt and Pepper. Serve or
refrigerate up to one week.
62. Horseradish Butter
63. Caper Butter
64. Truffle Butter
65. Mushroom Butter
66. Red Pepper Butter
with red pepper puree
67. Dill Butter
68. Tomato Butter
with tomato paste
69. Nut Butter
Roasted nuts chopped and butter, or buttered nuts,
ground almonds
70. Apple Butter
Cooked apples and butter. Honey
71. Strawberry Buttter
72. Lemongrass Butter
73. Ginger Butter
74. Orange Butter
75. Vanilla and Coconut Butter
76. Herb Butter - Ducasse
10T butter, ½ bunch each, parsley, chervil,
tarragon, chives, salt and pepper
Spread between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Roll with
rolling pin 1/8". Freeze.
Use pieces 2" x 1" to put between breast skin on chicken.
Use pieces 2" x 1" to put between breast skin on chicken.
77. Shrimp Butter
½ lb cooked shrimp and shells, ground fine, force
through sieve
