Orange-Almond Compound Butter

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• 2 teaspoons honey
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Microwave 2 tablespoons butter in medium bowl until melted, about 1 minute.
2. Stir in orange zest, honey, almond extract, salt, and remaining 6 tablespoons butter.
3. Let mixture stand for 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth.

Notes
- Makes ½ cup
- Time: 10 minutes
- Melting a portion of the butter and whisking in more that was cold made the final result spreadable. Adding orange zest to the warm melted butter extracted all its flavor compounds. The water in the honey and butter dissolved the salt and ensured that the condiment was evenly seasoned.

Source
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/10907-orange-almond-butter

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