3,499 butter real recipes

Traditional yeast-raised kolachky filled with spiced prune lekvar, folded at the corners so the filling peeks through, then dusted with powdered sugar. An old-world Polish and Czech holiday pastry.

Baked cheddar cheese balls with crispy rice cereal, butter, cayenne, and hot sauce. Dime-sized, crispy appetizer bites that bake in under 10 minutes and store indefinitely.

A self-saucing chocolate pudding cake that bakes up with fudgy cake on top and warm chocolate pudding underneath. Made with Bisquick, cocoa, chocolate chips, and chocolate topping for triple chocolate bliss.

Elodie's chocolate cake is a French-style dense bake with 10 oz bittersweet chocolate and just 5 tablespoons of flour - intensely fudgy, rich, and make-ahead friendly.

Pounded chicken thighs sear golden in butter and olive oil, then get draped in a white wine cream sauce with thyme, parsley, and capers. Bistro-style elegance in under 40 minutes.

Quick apple streusel coffee cake made with Bisquick baking mix and sweetened applesauce. Topped with cinnamon brown sugar crumble in under 45 minutes.

Scandinavian almond ring coffee cake with ground almond filling, cardamom, and sweet sherry - rolled, shaped into a ring, and scissor-cut for a beautiful fanned crown.

Peach caramel crisp: ripe peaches baked over a hardened caramel base and crowned with ground almond praline streusel, served warm with vanilla ice cream. Summer fruit dessert elevated with French patisserie technique.

Greek koulouria cookies twisted into ropes, brushed with egg yolk, and topped with sesame seeds. Crisp, buttery, and lightly sweet with a golden crunch.

Greek spanakopita triangles with spinach, feta, and cream cheese wrapped in buttery phyllo dough. Crispy, flaky appetizers that freeze beautifully for make-ahead entertaining.

Quick sauteed salmon steaks pan-finished in butter with soy sauce and garlic powder, plated with lemon. Five ingredients, 15 minutes, weeknight-dinner heroics for under $10 a serving.

A puffy, golden Dutch baby pancake with lemon zest and vanilla, topped with dark sweet cherries, sliced almonds, and powdered sugar. Dramatic enough to wow a brunch crowd, easy enough for a Tuesday morning.

Creamy corn and ham chowder with potatoes, shallots, fresh basil, and a milk-based broth. A comforting one-pot soup for summer corn season or year-round leftovers.

Kekstorte is a classic German no-bake cookie cake layering crisp butter cookies with rum-spiked cocoa-coconut cream, chilled overnight in a loaf pan until sliceable and rich.

Fresh peach tart with a buttery cinnamon shortcrust and glossy apricot glaze. Hand-creamed dough baked blind, then filled with ripe peach slices for an elegant French-style dessert.

Seafood crepes stuff thin pancakes with poached monkfish, scallops, and shrimp bound in a garlic-infused Gruyère cream sauce, then bake until bubbling. A French bistro starter or light luncheon dish that punches well above its ingredient list.