Compound butters ( French : beurre compose , pl. beurres composes ) are mixtures of butter and other ingredients used as a flavoring, in a fashion similar to a sauce . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Compound butters can be made or bought. A compound butter can be made by whipping additional elements, such as herbs, spices or aromatic liquids, into butter. It is usually re-formed and chilled before being melted on top of meats and vegetables, used as a spread, or used to finish sauces.

Beurres composes include:

• Beurre a la bourguignonne ? garlic and parsley butter
• Beurre maitre d'hotel , butter with parsley and lemon juice
• Cafe de Paris butter
• Garlic butter
• Beurre au citron ? lemon butter

See also [ edit ]

• Beurre manie , butter mixed with flour, used as a thickener in cooking
• Cannabis butter or cannabutter , butter blended with cannabis and water, generally used in baking.

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Media related to Compound butters at Wikimedia Commons

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