Ahh, breakfast! The smell of warm bread and coffee often sends me into a food zen state of mind. I have always loved bread whatever time of day and I cannot scrimp on butter when I have good bread. It’s almost pointless to get good quality bread if you’re going to get cheap on the spread. If you’re the type who likes freshly baked bread in the morning then you know what I’m talking about. There is no substitute for real butter. Studies actually show that eating real butter is a lot healthier than margarine.
Some of my favourite breakfast breads are bagels, English muffins, Panini rolls and cinnamon and coffee buns. How I wish I had the luxury of time to bake bread in the morning, but I guess that woman we always see in the movies who bakes bread for breakfast is just some imaginary super mom!
But ,thank goodness for  toasters and ovens for they have made breakfast a real joy even in the most chaotic of days. I can pass by the bakery to buy my fave bread of the week ,  put it in the freezer for later and just pop it in the toaster whenever. If your weekends are a little bit less hectic than usual, you can try these  recipes for butter to go with your bread. Trust me, you’re going to keep making these to go with a lot of things later on. But if you’re just as much of a bread lover as I am, you know how to make these butter blend recipes work in a lot of other dishes.
You may also want to make these recipes and gift it to someone . I bought a couple loaves of Italian country bread and a nice container to put these butter blends in and gave it to a friend who just gave birth. Make your own signature butter blend and enjoy it any time.
Cinnamon Honey Butter
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions:
In a medium bowl, combine butter, confectioners’ sugar honey and cinnamon. Beat until light and fluffy.
ORANGE HONEY BUTTER
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions:
- In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Mix in honey and orange zest.
STRAWBERRY BUTTER
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon strawberry preserves
Directions
- In a small bowl, beat together the butter, confectioners’ sugar and strawberry preserves until creamy. Cover, and refrigerate until serving.
TOASTED PECAN BUTTER
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F/165 degrees C.
- Spread the pecans onto a baking sheet; toast in the preheated oven until they start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 15 minutes. Watch carefully as they bake, they burn quickly. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Pulse the brown sugar, butter, and vanilla together in a food processor several times to thoroughly combine. Butter will be slightly fluffy. Sprinkle in the cooled nuts and pulse several times to combine. For more finely ground pecans, pulse several more times. Serve immediately, or pack into a jar with a lid and refrigerate.
HERB CHEESE BUTTER
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup dried oregano
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Instructions:
In a small bowl, stir together the butter, Parmesan cheese, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature for 25 minutes before using.
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