10,000 butter recipes

Braided cinnamon coffee cake made from hot roll mix, filled with cinnamon sugar and butter, then topped with a vanilla glaze. A showstopper brunch bread with a shortcut dough.

Turkey cutlets pounded thin, rolled around hot Italian sausage and sage stuffing, browned, then simmered in Madeira and chicken broth. All the Thanksgiving flavors, scaled to a 2-person dinner.

Cream cheese kolache dough made with butter, flour, egg yolk, and sugar. This no-yeast pastry dough chills overnight and rolls out flaky for filled cookies with prune, poppy seed, or apricot.

Surprise your family at the next gathering with these scrumptious appetizers that are sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

No-bake chocolate mint torte with a chocolate cookie crumb crust and a silky chocolate-peppermint filling lightened with whipped cream. A dinner-party finisher that chills 3 hours and slices like silk.

Old-fashioned potted beef tongue blended with butter, nutmeg, cloves, sage, and parsley, then sealed under clarified butter. A classic British larder spread for toast, crackers, or sandwiches.

James Beard's hands-on masterclass in a three-layer cake: beating butter by hand, folding egg whites like a soufflé, and mastering classic technique for a fluffy golden crumb with citrus filling.

Creamy mashed sweet potatoes topped with a buttery pecan praline sauce cooked to soft ball stage. A make-ahead Southern side dish that belongs on every holiday table.

Kahlua fantasy chocolate cheesecake layers a buttery chocolate wafer crust under a silky filling of cream cheese, sour cream, melted semi-sweet chocolate, and Kahlua coffee liqueur. Boozy, dense, and luxurious.

Whole trout braised in white wine and fish stock with shallots and thyme, finished with a silky cream and herb butter sauce. An elegant weeknight fish dinner in just 40 minutes.

Traditional kolache fillings: ground walnut, dried apricot, coconut-pecan, and poppyseed. Four classic Czech and Eastern European pastry fillings for cookies and yeast buns.

Chocolate vinegar cake with no eggs or milk, mixed in one bowl using the three-well method, topped with a mocha chocolate frosting made with hot coffee. A Depression-era classic.

Sheet-pan peach coffeecake with a tender pressed-in shortcake base, fresh sliced peaches, buttery crumb topping, and a lattice over the top. Travels beautifully to brunch.

Scottish shortbread for Christmas with all-purpose and rice flour for sandy crispness. Butter-forward, only four ingredients, pressed into a jelly-roll pan for easy holiday bars.

Frankfurter Kranz: a traditional German ring cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, a rich egg-yolk buttercream filling, and a crunchy almond praline crown. The classic Frankfurt coffee-table cake.

Classic New York cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, silky cream cheese and sour cream filling, and a no-crack hot-then-low oven method for a perfectly smooth top.