Salted Caramel Butter Compound
"As the old saying goes, everything tastes better with butter. Right? From Lucy Vaserfirer’s “Flavored Butters” cookbook."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fleur de sel, to taste (finishing sea salt)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Combine the sugar and water in a small, heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, brush down the sides of the pan with water and boil until caramelized, 5-6 minutes. The sugar will be fragrant and have a deep amber color when it is caramelized.
- Remove the pan from the heat, slowly stir in the cream until smooth and let cool to room temperature.
- Blend together the caramel, butter, salt and vanilla in a medium-size bowl.
- This butter may be formed into a log and refrigerate until firm before slicing and serving.
- How to Form into a Log: Transfer the flavored butter to a sheet of parchment paper, roll tightly into a 1 1/2-inch-thick log (a straight edge is helpful for forming an even log), and twist both ends of the parchment paper to seal. Slip the log into a paper towel tube if you want it to be perfectly round, and refrigerate until firm. To serve, cut slices of flavored butter with a warm knife (simply run hot water over the blade and then wipe it dry).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!
