Butter is not Complex it is Compound

Compound butter is a great thing to keep on hand to spice up your everyday cooking.  It can be substituted in numerous recipes like a baked chicken, grilled sirloin, sautéed vegetables, or a myriad of sauces.  Below are a few examples of compound butters that you might find tasty

Ginger Lemon Butter

Garlic Herb Butter

Cracked Pepper Blue Cheese Butter

The easiest way to make a compound butter is to let the butter set on the counter until it is soft, then fine dice your ingredients, for a traditional stick of butter you will want 1-2 Tablespoons of ingredients.  Then mix ingredients and butter together.  Spoon mixture onto plastic wrap, leaving one inch on each end and roll into a log shape.  Refrigerate your butter, it will hold as long as regular butter will.

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