Easy Lemon Herb Butter

Easy Lemon Herb Butter

Ingredients:
1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup), softened
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. dried parsley flakes
1 tsp. Preserved Lemon Puree
Ground black pepper
Saran Wrap (small piece to wrap butter in)

Directions:
In a small bowl mash up the softened butter. Add in the herbs, Preserved Lemon Puree, and a few shakes of ground black pepper from your pepper container. Thoroughly mix together until well blended. Pour butter mixture in the middle of your plastic wrap. Careful roll and mold the butter up into a log shape. Twist the ends of plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator on a saucer/small plate to harden.

When ready to use just slice, as usual, to add to a meal or let soften up on the counter to spread on your bread/rolls.


Notes: I did not use salted butter in this since my Preserved Lemon Puree already has enough salt in it. For maximum flavor, it is best to make this a day ahead to let all the flavors come together. If I had some True Lemon crystals on hand, I would have used a packet in this as well to amp up the lemon flavor. We are eating this compound butter on some dinner rolls for our Easter dinner.


Do you like compound butters? Have you tried to make your own in different flavors? I have been making savory and sweet compound butter creations for the past few years. They really add some pizzazz to anything you are eating. One of our favorite sweet creations is to add some Nutella to a stick of softened salted butter. This is an easy way to make Chocolate Butter. It takes great on muffins, pancakes, sweet breads, bagels, ect.

 


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