10,000 butter real recipes

Microwave pecan brittle made in about 10 minutes with no candy thermometer needed. Crunchy, buttery, and light with baking soda creating that classic honeycomb texture.

Indian pheasant curry with a hand-pounded spice rub of coriander, cumin, sesame seeds, turmeric, chili, and ginger. Braised low and slow until fork-tender in a simple, aromatic sauce.

Maple nut butter whips toasted hazelnuts (or walnuts or pecans) into softened butter sweetened with real maple syrup. A spreadable, nutty, sweet finishing butter for toast, pancakes, scones, or warm biscuits.

Rich chocolate cake made with a full can of chocolate syrup, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Dense, fudgy, and intensely chocolatey with a short ingredient list.

Silky chicken and ham mousse blended with Madeira wine and whipped cream, set in a gelatin mold. An elegant make-ahead appetizer for cocktail parties and holiday entertaining.

Soft, buttery sugar cookies with a hint of lemon zest, made with both butter and oil for a tender crumb. Cream of tartar keeps them pillowy. A holiday cookie jar classic.

Emily Dickinson's black cake, a dense Victorian fruitcake with brandy, molasses, raisins, currants, and citron spiced with cloves, mace, and cinnamon. Baked low and slow.

Easy tube cake made with yellow cake mix and apricot nectar, soaked with a hot rum-butter glaze for boozy sweetness.

Moist sour cream bran muffins with molasses, brown sugar, and plump raisins. Golden-topped and springy, these hearty breakfast muffins come together in 40 minutes. Makes a dozen.

Poached salmon in champagne with a chilled dill, sour cream, and Dijon mustard sauce. An elegant dinner party dish that's surprisingly simple to pull off.

Thin-pounded beef tenderloin steaks, pan-seared golden and draped in a flambéed brandy sauce with mushrooms, shallots, and Dijon. A classic bistro showstopper in just 25 minutes.

Feel like you're in Alaska with this scrumptious omelet made out of eggs, salmon and sour cream.

Fresh pear and apple pie with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lime juice in a double-crust pastry. A fall fruit pie that blends the soft sweetness of pears with tart, firm apples.

Roast venison loin marinated 24 hours in olive oil and aromatics, seared in clarified butter, and served with a savory wine sauce made from the bones, port, sherry vinegar, and currant jelly.

A decadently rich chocolate cake that contains no flour but has the consistency and density of a chocolate candy bar.

Additive Devil's Food Cake with Caramel Filling recipe