Potted Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Warm the butter until smooth.
Press the smooth butter into small pots.
Pour clarified butter over the pressed butter.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Butter
- Provides rich flavor and a smooth, spreadable texture once set.
- Clarified butter
- Forms a sealed top layer that protects the butter from air and spoilage.
The step that matters
Pour clarified butter over the pressed butter. Clarified butter is nearly pure fat and sets firm as it cools, sealing the surface from air. Pour it gently so the layer stays even and the butter underneath is not disturbed.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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