Recipe: Gourmet Butters (10)

Gourmet Butters (10)
recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-09-08
Posted by rec.food.recipes by Lita Lotzkar

CHIVE BUTTER
ANCHOVY BUTTER
HORSERADISH BUTTER
EGG BUTTER
CHEESE BUTTER
OLIVE BUTTER
CHILI BUTTER
Pecan honey butter
Strawberry butter
Lemon butter

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CHIVE BUTTER

1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Chives
4 Drops Worcestershire sauce

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ANCHOVY BUTTER

1 cup Butter
1/2 cup Minced anchovies or 4 tbsp. anchovy paste
2 tsp Lemon juice
4 Drops onion juice

Variations: Substitute herring,bloaters, crawfish, lobster, smoked salmon, whitefish or sardines for the anchovies

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HORSERADISH BUTTER

1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Grated horseradish

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EGG BUTTER

1/2 cup Butter
4 Hard-cooked egg yolks
Few grains cayenne
6 Drops Worcestershire sauce

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CHEESE BUTTER

1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan cheese or 1/2 oz. Roquefort or 1/2 cup snappy cheese
spread

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OLIVE BUTTER

1/4 cup Butter
2 tb Chopped olives
1/4 tsp Lemon juice

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CHILI BUTTER

1/4 cup Butter
2 tbsp Chili sauce, drained

Cream butter thoroughly. Grind fish, meat, or vegetables to a paste and combine with the seasoning and butter. If mixture is not entirely smooth, rub through a sieve. Spread on toast rounds and garnish appropriately or use as a base for sandwich filling.

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Pecan Honey Butter

1/4 cup honey
1 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Slowly beat the honey into the butter or margarine until well blended. Stir in chopped pecans. Pack in gift containers and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving on biscuits, rolls, or other bread.

Notes: Use either butter or margarine.

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Strawberry Butter

Fresh fruit combined with creamy butter makes a treat that is delightful with breads at breakfast or tea time. Makes about 2/3 cup. Preparation time:15 minutes.

1/2 cup fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
1/2 cup unsalted butter (not margarine), at room temperature
1 teaspoon confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice

In a food processor or blender, puree the strawberries. In a medium-size bowl, with an electric mixer on High, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar, lime juice, and strawberry puree and continue beating until the mixture is no longer separate and is well blended.

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Honey Butter

1 Tbsp honey
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine

Simply mix

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Lemon Butter

1/2 lb butter
4 egg yolks
2 egg whites
1 lb sugar
Zest of 3 lemons
Juice of 4 lemons

Melt butter in saucepan until melted. Remove from heat. Add beaten eggs, sugar, zest and juice. Stir and cook until it is the consistency of honey. Refrigerate.