Relatively expensive to buy, ridiculously easy to make!
Honey Butter
1 stick butter (margarine works too)
1/4 Cup honey
Soften the butter at room temperature. Resist the urge to soften in the microwave because it doesn’t turn out very well.
Put softened butter into a medium sized bowl and add the honey. Using a hand mixer, beat on high speed. The butter will, after about 1 minute, clump into a ball.
Spread on toast, biscuits, pancakes or use it to carmelize onions. Delish!
8 responses so far ↓
Neighbor Nancy // March 1, 2009 at 10:20 am |
Great tip!
After our maple harvest, we do the same thing with maple syrup.
Oh dear, you have made me very hungry.
Worst part is…. the sap is not syrup yet and I used the end of the honey this week, making Philadelphia sticky buns.
livingdowneast // March 1, 2009 at 10:56 am |
Oh, maple butter! Sticky buns! Now we’re *both* , hungry! Thanks for commenting, Nancy…
Neighbor Nancy // March 1, 2009 at 12:59 pm |
I just posted the stick bun recipe here. Just for you.
http://kitewrite.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/philadelphia-sticky-buns-bakers-warning-do-not-feed-these-to-guests-theyll-never-leave/
You inspired me this morning. I was shot from the canning and beginner bread posts.
Thanks.
I gotta go check my maple lines. It is very cold here today.
livingdowneast // March 1, 2009 at 3:03 pm |
Oh, my hips and I thank you! Can’t wait to give them a try…Now if I can just locate my lemon extract. Cold here today too with snow,sleet and freezing rain on the way.
Niki // March 8, 2009 at 10:52 am |
OMG!!! My own honey butter. I am so NEVER going to lose weight. I can’t wait to try this. Going to the store TODAY!! Honey butter here I come.
livingdowneast // March 8, 2009 at 11:38 am |
Niki, you crack me up. Slather that butter all over everything!
spookwright // March 15, 2009 at 3:50 pm |
To your honey butter, add about 1 TBSP of fresh orange zest, and maybe 1 TSP of juice squeezed from the orange. A few pinches of chopped fresh basil & you’re done, with a whole new kind of treat.
livingdowneast // March 15, 2009 at 7:08 pm |
I’ll have to try that; it would certainly give honey butter a whole new taste!
Thanks for stopping by~