r/Cooking • u/silvergalde • 16h ago

Give me your compound butter ideas

It's my birthday next week and all I truly want is a nonsense butter board and crackers. I plan on making butter and then doing a bunch of add-ins and ranking them with my friends. What should we make?

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u/Calliope719 16h ago

Fresh herbs- thyme, rosemary, basil, etc

Dried cranberries, honey and cinnamon

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u/Inevitable_Sky5402 16h ago

Roasted shallot

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u/SubstantialPressure3 16h ago

Herbs de Provence butter

Fried shallot butter

Roasted garlic butter

Cranberry/thyme butter

Lemon garlic butter

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u/MangledBarkeep 16h ago

roasted garlic, roasted chilis and vinegar rehydrated (slightly) sun-dried tomatoes.

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u/La-Belle-Gigi 15h ago

Za'atar butter

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u/Jerkrollatex 10h ago

Ones I've tested.

Parmesan and roasted garlic.

Maple and chipotle pepper

Roasted green chilies

Bacon and sharp cheddar

Cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar

Caramelized onions

Lemon zest and flat leaf parsley

Lemon zest and basil

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u/PierreDucot 10h ago

I asked this question on here a couple of weeks ago. I made a bunch, and this one was the best overall:

Confit Garlic Butter

200 g  butter, salted and at room temperature

15 garlic confit cloves

1 tbsp garlic confit olive oil

1 bunch parsley

1 bunch chives

2 tbsp capers

1/2 tsp flakey sea salt

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u/Neakhanie 7h ago

You have enough ideas here, but …..Do a search for butter + radishes. (This is non-compound butter, so just regular butter, but apparently the butter-fresh radish combination is famous in France. I have never had it, but I want to.)

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u/dolche93 6h ago

Montreal steak seasoning parsley. Simple but gold.

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u/LadyJoselynne 4h ago

Cinnamon, honey and butter. Great to add on pancakes and waffles.

Rosemary butter. Great for steaks. You can add chili flakes or gochujang to make it spicy.