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Recipes that make the most of butter

Recipes that make the most of butter

Butter isn’t just for spreading on toast. Use it to make velvety sauces to accompany fish dishes, or in salted caramel for pancakes and of course, in all kinds of baking – from popular loaf cakes to autumnal crumbles.

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Carrot recipes

Roast carrots with floral spiced butter

Roast carrots are drizzled with a delicious butter infused with a floral spice blend, bringing out the vegetable's naturally sweet notes.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Creamy pasta recipes

Chicken alfredo

Creamy and rich with a hint of garlic and dried herbs, this easy chicken alfredo pasta is the ultimate in Italian-American comfort food.

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Teatime traybake recipes

Blackberry, brown butter and almond squares

Looking for a simple traybake? These almond and blackberry squares are so easy to make, but the brown butter adds an extra level of fancy.

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Radish recipes

Brown butter radishes and ricotta on toast

The peppery flavour of radishes contrasts beautifully with nutty brown butter and creamy ricotta in this simple lunch recipe.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Favourite chicken recipes

Spatchcocked crispy-skin chicken with herbs, lemon and garlic

Brined, spatchcocked chicken is a great method for roasting the bird as it really dials up the flavour. Try it for your next Sunday roast.

Freezable Gluten-free

Easy

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Homemade pasta recipes

Silk handkerchief pasta with dill, brown butter and lemon

Silk handkerchief pasta (fazzoletti) is easy to make and cut out. Nutty browned butter adds toastiness alongside dill and zesty lemon.

Vegetarian

Medium

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Air fryer recipes

Air fryer baked potatoes

If you like your baked potatoes extra crisp, an air fryer is the way to go – it cuts the jacket potato baking time in half.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Biscuit recipes

Manon Lagrève’s palets bretons

Manon Lagrève shares her recipe for palets bretons. These golden, seriously buttery shortbread biscuits hail from Brittany in France.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Flatbread recipes

Easy flatbreads with cumin seed butter

Yogurt keeps these super easy flatbreads pillowy and soft, while cumin seeds add fragrant warmth. Brush with warm cumin-seed butter to serve.

Freezable Vegetarian

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French toast recipes

Cinnamon French toast

Making a quick flavoured butter packed with cinnamon’s gentle warmth really takes French toast up a notch – it’s a real weekend treat.

Vegetarian

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Recipes that make the most of butter

Brown butter pumpkin salad with pomegranate and burrata

This autumnal pumpkin salad with hazlenuts and burrata is brought to life with a magical brown butter and sherry vinegar dressing.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Pear recipes

Pear and brown butter strudel

This easy pear strudel – flavoured with nutty brown butter, cinnamon and brandy-soaked sultanas – is a fantastic dessert for feeding a crowd

Vegetarian

Easy

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Celeriac recipes

Celeriac and brown butter soup with crispy kale

This luxurious celeriac soup sees the root vegetable bathed in brown butter, adding incredible depth of flavour and subtle sweetness.

Freezable Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Pork recipes from around the world

Buttermilk pork chops with brown butter mash

These perfectly marinated, buttermilk pork chops are cooked in browned butter, which you then fold through the mash. What a luxury!

Gluten-free

Easy

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Patisserie recipes

Manon Lagrève’s kouign amann

A traditional pastry from Brittany, kouign amann means ‘butter cake’ in the Breton language. You can also add slices of apple, extra caramel or even a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Vegetarian

Medium

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Peanut butter recipes

Peanut butter and jam thumbprint cookies

If you need a sweet snack fast, these moreish peanut butter and jam cookies offer a creamy texture with added crunch from the chunks of nut. A dollop of glistening jam is the perfect finish and cuts through the rich cookie base.

Vegetarian