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Aromatic and flavorful, this tender butter cake features both coconut and cardamom for a floral, tropical take on classic yellow cake.
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If you thought it was impossible to make nut butter more delicious, try this added-value version.
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An all-purpose gluten-free blend does the heavy lifting here, keeping the ingredient list short and sweet.
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Each bite of this luscious, melt-in-your-mouth banana cake is crowned with a crackly sugar crust that’s worth grabbing a kitchen torch to make.
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"Compound butters are a terrific blank canvas," Ballymaloe co-founder Rory O'Connell says. "You can mix in all sorts of flavors—anchovies, capers, any herb or spice."
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A showstopping peanut-studded banana cream pie with sky-high whipped cream.
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Olive oil gives these cookies robust, sophisticated flavor (and makes them secretly vegan).
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These coconut oil recipes range from savory to sweet—and are proof it's maybe even better than butter.
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Making tart, tangy ingredients the star is one of the simplest (and most delicious) ways to brighten up your cooking.
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Salted whipped cream, a sweet coconut soak, and a slick of jam make this tres leches cake extraordinarily good.
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To bake or cook with the finished ghee, figure ½ tsp. infused butter per portion (e.g., make 24 cookies from 2 oz. butter). Wait at least one hour after eating before having more—it can easily take that long for the effects to be felt, and you don’t want to overdo it.
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This modern riff on an old-school French classic is the ultimate fancy-pants dessert.
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Compound butters are one of the simplest ways to add last-minute flavor to a dish
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Homemade butter in a beautifully designed glass vessel. Not the giant wooden thing they used in the old days.
Brad Leone
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Three methods for when you need cookies, right now.
Shilpa Uskokovic
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Just don't call it compound butter.
Molly Baz
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Butter makes everything better—unless you make these common mistakes.
Rochelle Bilow
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I spent 30 years measuring sticky ingredients like a fool.
Ella Quittner
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Store-bought butter comes in all types, shapes, and sizes but there's something unmistakably satisfying (and delicious) about making your own at home. Flavor scientist Arielle Johnson demonstrates precisely how to make it happen in your own kitchen, explaining in detail each step of turning liquid dairy into flavorful, spreadable butter.
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Join Rick Martinez in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes tie-dye swirl holiday cookies. The butter cookie that acts as your canvas is extremely simple to make (like, six ingredients simple), so you can spend most of your time on the fun part: unleashing your inner artiste. When you’re decorating, no need to panic if your first attempts don’t work out. Simply wipe off the failed glaze, let the cookie dry for about five minutes, and try again.
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Bon Appétit test kitchen manager, Brad Leone, is back with the second episode of "It’s Alive," and this time he’s taking you to school, making tangy, creamy, salty cultured butter. Will it be boring? Nope. Is the process scientifically accurate? Maybe. Will there be jokes and made-up words? Most likely. Will you learn about butter? Of course. Get those churning hands ready, buy some buttermilk, cream, and grab some bread. It’s Butter. It’s Alive.
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All you really need to make this easy peanut chili oil is a pair of scissors.
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Join Carla Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes butter-basted steaks with fennel salad. There are just a few steps to make perfect steak: Step 1: Buy a great steak from a great butcher. Step 2: Salt it liberally. Step 3: Gradually build up a crusty sear. Step 4: Butter. Butter?! Yep—butter. Browned, nutty butter will deliver toasty flavor to every bite. It’s the secret to pretty much all the great steakhouse dinners you’ve ever had.