299 butters topping recipes

Caviar kisses with salmon caviar on cucumber rounds topped with dill sour cream, served with buttered heart-shaped toast points. An elegant two-bite appetizer for special occasions.

Kalbsschnitzel mit feinen Gemusen, German veal cutlets pan-seared in butter and topped with stewed tomato, asparagus spears, and sauteed mushrooms. A classic Bavarian main plated over pureed potatoes.

Apple Cinnamon Tart has a no-butter oat crust pressed with apple juice, topped with fresh apple slices and a honey-sweetened yogurt gelatin filling. A light dessert at under 185 calories.

Pain au Sucre, Quebec sugar house maple toast: buttered whole wheat bread broiled with maple sugar until bubbling, topped with walnuts and cream. A 25-minute French-Canadian breakfast treat.

Noisettes d'agneau with marinated rack of lamb medallions cooked in a reduced wine-rosemary sauce, topped with blanched and butter-sauteed garlic cloves. A New Orleans masterchef-level dish.

Sand tarts, a classic Pennsylvania Dutch butter cookie rolled paper-thin, brushed with egg white, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, and topped with a pecan half. Crisp, buttery, and delicate.

Rich and creamy baked spinach casserole made with cream cheese, butter, and onion soup mix, topped with crispy breadcrumbs. Only 5 ingredients and a holiday side dish crowd-pleaser.

Nutty plum crumble with peanut butter rubbed into a whole wheat and oat topping over fresh sliced plums. A single-serving vegetarian dessert with a crunchy, protein-rich crumble.

Crisp rolled poppy seed cookies made with oil instead of butter, loaded with a third cup of soaked poppy seeds and a sugar-sparkle top. Simple dough, big crunch.

A French hazelnut tart with homemade nougatine and a creamy nut butter custard baked in a quiche shell. Topped with whipped cream, this is elegant patisserie made at home.

Drop biscuits made with sweet potato and sour cream, topped with a crunchy brown sugar crust. Tender, slightly sweet, and golden. A Southern-style biscuit that needs no butter.

Hawaiian pineapple cake with coconut and walnuts topped with cream cheese frosting. A dense, fruity sheet cake baked low and slow with no oil or butter in the batter.

Butter cookie press poinsettias for Christmas with red flower shapes and hand-formed green leaves topped with silver dragees. A beautiful, festive holiday cookie with almond and vanilla flavor.

Linzer pastry dough with a full pound of butter, egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla. A rich, tender Austrian dough for jam-filled cookies, tarts, and meringue-topped pastries.

Texas-shaped peanut butter star cookies with peanut halves at the points and melted chocolate writing on top. A Country Living roll-out cookie for Lone Star themed parties.

Caramelized onion topping with rosemary and toasted pine nuts, slow-cooked in butter and olive oil. A savory make-ahead spread for crostini, pizza, roast meats, or tossed with pasta.