LEMON HERB BUTTER
An herb butter filled with lemon and a combination of herbs and garlic
Servings 1 log
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 TBS thyme leaves pulled off stems
- 1 TBS basil chopped
- 1/2 tsp lemon peel chopped
- 1 TBS lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 tsp garlic finely minced
Instructions
- Put the softened butter in a bowl and add all the ingredients, mixing well.
- Put the butter in the freezer for 10 minutes until it is hard but not frozen.
- Spoon the compound butter onto a piece of plastic wrap.
- Roll the plastic wrap around the butter and form it into a log about 2- 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
- Wrap the compound butter in the plastic wrap log in parchment paper and refrigerate or freeze. Label
- Put butter logs in a large zip type bag if you are keeping it in the freezer
Notes
Refrigerated butter will last several days and frozen compound butter will last a few months.