Old Fashioned Butter
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1 butter log
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 1⁄2 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons orange zest, freshly grated
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (to taste)
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Optional
- 1 1 tablespoon Angostura bitters or 1 tablespoon additional Bourbon
directions
- In a small bowl, soak the cherries in bourbon, stirring occasionally, until bourbon is almost absorbed.
- This will take 2 to 12 hours.
- Place the butter in a medium mixing bowl and with an electric mixer (fitted with the paddle) or wooden spoon, beat until light and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides.
- Add the soaked cherries, zest, sugar and bitters or additional bourbon (if using) and beat to incorporate, scraping sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
- Scrape into a small bowl, serving crock or butter mold and cover tightly or shape into a long roll in grease-proof paper (plastic, wax or parchment) for storing and slicing as needed.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Charlotte J
United States