How to Mold Butter

Turn plain butter into attractive molded individual servings.

Many people make an extra effort when dressing up the table for holiday dinners and other special occasions. While fancy plates and embroidered napkins make a place setting look nice, you can use decorative foods for the same results. Make customized herbal butter in decorative molded shapes for your next festive meal. Each dinner guest will get his own serving, and you can make the butter pats in a number of different shapes for variety at your table. Does this Spark an idea?

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Bowl
Herbs
Small silicone spatula
Candy molds
Refrigerator

Instructions

- 1
  
  Set 1 lb. of butter on a counter for half an hour or until it is soft and malleable to the touch. Test this by pushing in the side of the butter with finger. If your finger goes in easily, your butter is ready.
- 2
  
  Place the butter into a bowl. Measure in 2 tbsp. of herbs of your choice. Use a small flexible spatula to mix the butter and herbs together until you have spotted butter with a uniform look.
- 3
  
  Scoop up small amounts of herbed butter and place them into the depressions on a sheet of candy molds. Use the spatula to push the butter into all the crevices in each mold. Look underneath the mold through the plastic to make sure the butter has completely filled the mold depressions.
- 4
  
  Place the candy molds into a refrigerator for at least 2 hours or until the molded butter is completely firm to the touch.
- 5
  
  Remove the molds from the refrigerator right before you serve the meal. Turn the mold upside down over a plate and flex the mold to pop the molded butter pats out and onto the serving plate.

Tips & Warnings

Experiment with different flavor mixtures like garlic and oregano, sage and thyme or sugar and cinnamon.

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