Herb – Compound Butter Recipes

Are the simple things in life the most enjoyable ones? It’s a hard question but flavoring our favorite butter with some herbs may help us find the answer.

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Ingredients

• 1 stick / 100g Butter
• 2 tablespoon Basic flavoring (finely cut or grated)
  • Garlic
  • Parmesan
  • Bacon
  • Paprika
• 2 tablespoon Herbs of choice (finely cut or grated)
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Chili
  • Cayenne
  • Basil
  • Oregano

How to make Herb Compound Butter

1. Soften butter by leaving it out of the fridge for a couple of hours. Alternatively, we can just put it into the microwave oven for 10 – 20 sec on the highest setting. We don’t need it to be liquified but only soft enough to work with.
2. Chop up the other ingredients finely that we want to add to our compound butter. Alternatively, we can use dried spices or herbs but fresh always tastes better.
3. Add in some or all of the basic flavorings.
4. Throw in some extra flavors by adding pungent fresh herbs to our compound butter. Of course, we can just use one thing from all the available options but who could resist of some garlic, Parmesan, bacon or all?
5. Mix them well together. We can use a machine but it should be doable with a fork, given that we started off with a soft butter.
6. There are many options to store our flavored butter. We can simply leave it in the bowl we prepared it, roll it up into plastic wraps or use our silicone cupcake moulds and fill them all up.
7. Place the freshly made compound butter into the fridge or freezer until it hardens back to normal or use it straight away.

Enjoy!

F.A.Q.

What is compound butter made of?

Compound butter is made of butter and various herbs and spices of choice. Once the all the ingredients are whipped together the butter is reformed chilled then can be used in recipes.

How long does compound butter last?

Depending on what’s in it and where its kept compound butter can even last months in the fridge and even longer time in the freezer. If mold starts to take hold on the bits and pieces exposed to the air make sure to cut that part off though.

How to package compound butter?

There isn’t a right or bad way doing it. We can use plastic wraps, or parchment paper to roll it up or give it a shape we desire. Simply filling it into a silicone mold is also a very convenient option.

What are the most common ingredients in a compound butter?

Garlic is probably the most common ingredient in compound butter followed by parsley.

How long does butter last in the fridge?

Butter lasts for about 6 – 9 months in the fridge if it’s stored properly.

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Herb – Compound Butter Recipe

Are the simple things in life the most enjoyable ones? It’s a hard question but flavoring our favorite butter with some herbs may help us find the answer.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Condiments

Cuisine Gluten free, Keto, Low carb recipe, Sugar free recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

Cooling Time 5 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 stick / 100g Butter

2 tablespoon Basic flavoring (finely cut or grated)

• ▢ Garlic
• ▢ Parmesan
• ▢ Bacon
• ▢ Paprika

2 tablespoon Herbs of choice (finely cut or grated)

• ▢ Thyme
• ▢ Rosemary
• ▢ Chili
• ▢ Cayenne
• ▢ Basil
• ▢ Oregano

Instructions

• Soften butter by leaving it out of the fridge for a couple of hours. Alternatively, we can just put it into the microwave oven for 10 – 20 sec on the highest setting. We don’t need it to be liquified but only soft enough to work with.
  
• Chop up the other ingredients finely that we want to add to our compound butter. Alternatively, we can use dried spices or herbs but fresh always tastes better.
  
• Add in some or all of the basic flavorings.
  
• Throw in some extra flavors by adding pungent fresh herbs to our compound butter. Of course, we can just use one thing from all the available options but who could resist of some garlic, Parmesan, bacon or all?
  
• Mix them well together. We can use a machine but it should be doable with a fork, given that we started off with a soft butter.
  
• There are many options to store our flavored butter. We can simply leave it in the bowl we prepared it, roll it up into plastic wraps or use our silicone cupcake moulds and fill them all up.
  
• Place the freshly made compound butter into the fridge or freezer until it hardens back to normal or use it straight away.
  

Notes

Enjoy!

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