The Butter Book by Anna Stockwell

Butter deserves more credit than it gets. This book makes the case — and then shows you what to do with it. The Butter Book by Anna Stockwell is a compact, clever kitchen companion that covers butter from every angle: its history, how to buy it, how to make it at home, and how to whip, clarify, or compound it into something that transforms even the most ordinary dish. A pot of rice. A day-old muffin. Suddenly, something worth eating. Ten recipes anchor the book, each one built around a core technique — browning, emulsifying, basting — with results that range from Butter-Basted Scallops with Beurre Blanc to Butterscotch Pudding. The kind of recipes you actually make again. What's inside: Butter's history and why it matters in the kitchen Tips for buying, serving, and storing butter How to make butter at home, then whip, clarify, or compound it 10 recipes that teach essential techniques through butter Collectible butter accessories and more "It is shaped like a stick of butter. It is about butter. It will make you feel stupid for not having thought harder about butter before now, which is the correct emotional response." — Sohla El-Waylly, author of Start Here A great gift for home cooks, food lovers, and anyone who keeps good butter in the fridge.