Compound - Flavoured Butter Recipe

Compound Butter

Perfect to baste your Christmas turkey. Jamie Oliver's Recipe from 'Jamie's Christmas' found on YouTube.

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*Post updated November 2022

Originally it was on a DVD - but the good old DVD is now, pretty much a thing of the past.

Thyme, cumin and orange go perfectly with carrots - just add a slice to cooked carrots.

Flavoured butter is good at any time of the year but especially at Christmas, Thanksgiving or New Year.

 You might also like Chestnut, Bacon and Sage Flavoured Butter which is perfect with Brussels sprouts.

For this recipe you will need:

• Greaseproof paper - a large sheet say 12x10 inches

• 250g pack unsalted butter - at room temperature

• a small bunch of fresh thyme - leaves only

• a pinch of cumin seeds

• zest of 1 orange  

How to make Flavoured Butter - Jamie Oliver

Wash the thyme stalks in hot water for about 20 seconds.

When cool enough to handle, strip the leaves off all the stalks and put them into a bowl with your pack of butter, cumin seeds and orange zest.

Leave the butter to soften. Once it has, mix the lot together thoroughly with a wooden spoon.

You could of course put the lot into a food processor, but it's really easy to mix when the butter has softened.

Lay your sheet of greaseproof paper out on the worktop with the widest side top and bottom.

You can run your hand under the cold tap and smear it over the paper if it won't behave and lay flat.

Dry your hands and then put the butter in the centre spread it out in an oblong and wrap and roll it up like a Christmas cracker by twisting the ends.

Pup it into the fridge to set. When it has you can unroll it and slice it into thick slices.

Can you Freeze Flavoured Butter?

Yes, no worries, just roll it back up pop it into a freezer bag and you have flavoured butter long after Christmas! It'll keep for a good few months, ready to use when you need it.

Use to push underneath the skin of your turkey, or add a knob to fish. Store in the freezer and slice a bit off when you need it.

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Butter

English

Yield: 250g

Author: Jan Bennett

Compound butter - or flavoured butter with thyme, cumin and orange.

Thyme, cumin and orange flavoured butter - also known as compound butter. Pop into the freezer and slice a bit off as you need it!

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Ingredients

• Greaseproof paper - 12x10 inches
• 250g pack unsalted butter - softened
• a small bunch of fresh thyme
• a pinch of cumin seeds
• zest of 1 orange

Instructions

1. Wash the thyme stalks in hot water for about 20 seconds. When cool enough to handle, strip the leaves off all the stalks and put them into a bowl with your pack of butter, cumin seeds and orange zest.
2. Leave the butter to soften. Once it has, mix the lot together thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
3. Lay your sheet of greaseproof paper out on the worktop with the widest side top and bottom. You can run your hand under the cold tap and smear it over the paper if it won't behave and lay flat.
4. Dry your hands and then put the butter in the centre spread it out in an oblong and wrap and roll it up like a Christmas cracker by twisting the ends.
5. Pop it into the fridge to set. When it has you can unroll it and slice it into thick slices. Roll it back up pop it into a freezer bag and you have flavoured butter long after Christmas!
6. It'll keep for a good few months, ready to use when you need it.

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