10,000 butter recipes

Teno salmon is a Finnish method of poaching salmon steaks in water until dry, then finishing in butter. Simple, traditional, and lets the fish speak for itself.

Pan-seared filet mignon cooked in butter and olive oil. Just four ingredients, high heat, and three minutes per side for a steakhouse-quality crust at home.

Heidesand cookies are traditional German sandies made with just three ingredients: browned butter, flour, and vanilla sugar. A crispy, nutty slice-and-bake cookie with deep caramel flavor.

Slow cooker pot roast turkey stuffed with packaged stuffing mix and brushed with butter. Set it and forget it for 5 to 11 hours depending on your heat setting.

Chocolate-pecan pie crust made from crushed chocolate wafer cookies, finely chopped pecans, and melted butter. A 3-ingredient press-in crust that bakes in just 10 minutes.

Four-ingredient crumb topping for fruit buckle made with butter, sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Fork-mixed in minutes for a crispy, golden streusel crust on any fruit dessert.

Salsify soup, also called vegetable oyster soup, made with just salsify root, milk, butter, and seasoning. A creamy, old-fashioned root vegetable soup with a subtle oyster-like flavor.

Four-ingredient homemade crumb crust with flour, butter, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Mixes in 5 minutes for a buttery, lightly spiced pie base or streusel topping.

Chocolate wafer crumb crust for cheesecake: three ingredients (crushed chocolate wafers, sugar, melted butter) pressed into a springform pan. The go-to base for mocha and chocolate cheesecakes.

Pate a choux, the classic French pastry dough made from just butter, water, flour, and eggs. Master this one batter and you can pipe cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles.

Irish comfort food at its finest: fluffy mashed potatoes whipped with butter-soft apples. Sweet and savory collide in this traditional side that pairs beautifully with bacon or fried fish.

Pan-seared filet mignon cooked in butter and olive oil for a rich, golden crust. A simple three-ingredient method for restaurant-quality steak at home, with broiling option included.

Almond rolls are buttery shortbread logs made with just four ingredients: butter, sugar, ground almonds, and flour. The kind of cookie tin staple that goes with afternoon tea or coffee.

Chocolate wafer crust is the two-ingredient no-fuss foundation for cream pies, cheesecakes, and icebox desserts. Crushed chocolate wafers bound with melted butter and briefly baked for crisp hold.

Baked Vidalia onions stuffed with brown sugar and butter, roasted until soft and caramelized. A simple 4-ingredient side dish that works in the oven, toaster oven, or on the grill.

Classic Bananas Flambees bakes caramelized bananas in butter and sugar, then ignites warm rum poured over top for a dramatic finish. Just 4 ingredients and one rule: everything must be warm.