Compound Butter

A quick and easy way to add flavor to food.

Creating flavored butters is a quick and easy way to add a burst of flavor to your food. The maple and lemon compound butter recipes recommended above for “Apple French Toast” and “Fresh Ginger Muffins” will add distinction to these already flavorful menu items. Here’s how to make compound butter:

• Put butter into a small mixing bowl and let it warm up to room temperature.
• Add your flavor-focused ingredients to the butter and mix it by hand until thoroughly combined. (e.g. Lemon butter uses lemon juice, powdered sugar, salt, and lemon zest).
• Place the butter mixture on a piece of parchment paper and fold the parchment paper over the butter. Roll the paper into a cylinder and twist the ends shut. Refrigerate the butter mixture until firm.

Compound butters can be kept refrigerated for several days. They can also be frozen for several months by being wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in plastic freezer bags.