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Make your breads better by adding chocolate-orange or cranberry-sage butter.
This butter is especially tasty when serving roast turkey. It has become a tradition with our family at holiday time.
Cranberry sage brown butter
1 C (2 sticks) softened unsalted butter
1/2 C onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T fresh sage, chopped
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 C cranberries, finely diced
- Using a medium skillet, melt one stick of butter. When it begins to foam, add onion and garlic. Cook until it turns a nut brown color. Remove from the heat and stir in sage, salt and pepper. Cool completely.
- Beat remaining butter until light and fluffy. Use a medium mixing bowl and scrape down the sides.
- Add the brown mixture and beat well. Stir in cranberries.
- Scrape into a serving pot or mold and cover tightly.If you would rather, roll into a log in greaseproof paper for storing and slicing later.
Make your breads extra special with this chocolate orange butter. Try it on toast, biscuits or pancakes. Dress up your banana bread with a pat of this flavored butter.
Bittersweet chocolate orange butter
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 C (2 Sticks) salted butter, slightly chilled
2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
2 T orange zest, finely grated
2 T confectioner's sugar
- Melt chocolate in microwave on low at one-minute intervals, stirring until just melted and smooth. Or melt in the top of a double boiler, stirring frequently. Cool chocolate enough to touch.
- Beat the butter in a medium bowl until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the cooled chocolate, cocoa, zest and sugar.
- Scrape into a small bowl or butter mold and cover tightly.
Or shape into a long roll in greaseproof paper for storing and slicing as needed.
Biscuits are better with butter! Click here to see bread recipes
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