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Compound Butter
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Compound Butter

12 ingredients 10 min ½ cup of compound butter openrecipes
Compound Butter

A general recipe for creating compound butter - use your favorite combination of ingredients!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

194
Calories
1g
Protein
12g
Fat
22g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, very soft
  • Pinch of salt
  • :
  • 1 tablespoon minced rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon minced sage
  • 1 tablespoon minced thyme
  • (Or, 3 tablespoons of your favorite herbs)
  • :
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • :
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out and added to the butter, pod discarded
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

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By browneyedbaker · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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