Flavored ButtersStir desired recipe ingredients into 1/2 cup butter, softened; cover and chill at least 8 hours. Each combination makes one serving, so multiply accordingly. Chili Butter
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper Serve on warm tortillas, or stir into refried beans or rice. Cinnamon Butter
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon brown sugar. Serve on hot rolls. Herb Butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley Serve on assorted steamed vegetables, fish or chicken. Jalapeño Butter
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 or 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro Serve on baked potatoes, rice, or chicken. Seafood Butter
2 teaspoons grated onion
1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning Serve on seafood or baked potatoes. Blackberry Butter
2 tablespoons blackberry jam Serve on waffles, pancakes, or ham Blue Cheese Butter
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese Serve with crackers as an hors d'oeuvre, or on baked potatoes or steaks. Bourbon Butter
2 tablespoons bourbon Serve on pork chops or ham, toasted pound cake, waffles or sweet potato biscuits. Chipotle Pepper Butter
1 tablespoon minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce Serve on rice, baked potatoes, chicken, or pork chops. Citrus Butter
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon grated orange rind Serve on seafood, chicken or pasta. Cranberry Butter
2 tablespoons cranberry sauce Serve on sweet potatoes, waffles or ham. Honey Butter
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind Serve on sweet potatoes, waffles, winter squash or ham. Lemon-Anchovy Butter
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice Serve on seafood. Lemon Pepper Butter
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice Serve on steak, fish, chicken or shrimp. Mediterranean Butter
3 tablespoons minced pitted Kalamata olives
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons basil olive oil Serve on sliced French bread for an easy appetizer or on pasta, fish or chicken. Pecan Butter
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted Serve on pancakes, sweet potatoes, winter squash or gingerbread. Pesto Butter
2 tablespoons pesto Serve on chicken breasts, baked potatoes, steamed vegetables or pasta. Sesame Butter
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil Serve on shrimp, sweet potatoes, or grilled chicken.
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