Compound Butter (Garlic-Herb Butter)
Compound butter, known more commonly as garlic-herb butter, is quite easy to make with some simple steps.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 4-6 garlic cloves, pushed through a garlic press or grated on a zester
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
- kosher salt, to taste
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Alternatively, you can use a hand-held mixer or a small, tight whisk if your butter is soft enough. Whip the butter to soften.
- Add the remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly, scraping the bowl with a silicone spatula as needed.
- Taste for seasoning and add more salt, pepper, or herbs as desired.
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap about 12”x12” on your counter.
- Scrape the butter out of the mixing bowl and onto the plastic wrap in a log shape. That makes it easier to shape.
- Pull one side of the plastic wrap over the butter and gently begin to shape into a log. This keeps your hands from becoming covered in butter and makes the shaping easier.
- Once your butter is in the form of a log, very similar to the size of the stick of butter it began as, wrap the plastic wrap all around the butter and refrigerate for an hour or longer if not using right away.
- Note: While the butter is in a soft stage, this would be a good time to use for garlic bread since it’s easy to spread.
Notes
You could use salted butter, but I do like being able to control the saltiness.
You can certainly change up the herbs. I would use only fresh herbs because the dried herbs have a firmer texture.
Remove the thyme and rosemary leaves from their woody stems. You only want the soft leaves.
The nutritional chart was created with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. If you need to know exact numbers for yourself, use a nutritional calculator with your specific ingredient amounts.
Nutrition Facts
Compound Butter (Garlic-Herb Butter)
Amount per Serving
Calories
106.23
% Daily Value*
Fat
11.56
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
7.17
g
45
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.44
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3.33
g
Cholesterol
30.48
mg
10
%
Sodium
118.67
mg
5
%
Potassium
20.61
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
0.89
g
0
%
Fiber
0.18
g
1
%
Sugar
0.06
g
0
%
Protein
0.33
g
1
%
Vitamin C
1.8
mg
2
%
Calcium
9.87
mg
1
%
Iron
0.12
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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