Best 13 Butter Baby Recipes

BABY CARROTS WITH DILL BUTTER

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes, until tender. Remove from heat, and drain. Gently toss with margarine, dill, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.

BABY POTATOES WITH PARSLEY AND LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes, 4 tablespoons parsley, lemon peel, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Cook until potatoes are heated through and beginning to brown, tossing often, about 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons parsley and serve.

GRILLED BABY BOK CHOY WITH MISO BUTTER

Steps:

• Cut the leaves away from the bok choy stalks. Halve the stalks lengthwise. Rinse the leaves and stalks well, then pat dry to remove any excess water. In a small bowl, mix together the butter and miso with a fork until well combined. Set aside.
• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal or gas grill. Put the bok choy stalks in a large bowl. Using your hands (or a fork), coat the bok choy with the miso butter. Arrange the bok choy, cut side down, on the grill grate. (If you have a grill screen, set it on top of the grate before adding the bok choy, to keep the stalks from falling through the gaps.) Close the lid and grill for about 5 minutes, until golden brown on the underside. Turn the bok choy with tongs, re-cover, and grill for 5 to 6 minutes more, until golden and crisp-tender.
• While the stalks are cooking, stack the bok choy leaves and roll them up lengthwise into a cigar shape. Slice the leaves crosswise into thin shreds. Make a bed of the shredded leaves on a serving platter. Drizzle the leaves with the oil and lemon juice, sprinkle with the salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and toss to combine.
• Put the grilled bok choy on the dressed salad to wilt the leaves; sprinkle additional pepper over the bok choy. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED BABY POTATOES WITH LEMON BUTTER AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes whole in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender (about 20 minutes, don't overcook them, only JUST until fork-tender) drain and cool slightly (this can be done up to 2 hours in advance and kept at room temperature).
• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, melt the butter; add in cooked potatoes with about 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley, lemon peel, lemon juice, salt and pepper, cook until potatoes are beginning to brown tossing them often (about 5-6 minutes).
• Transfer to a large serving bowl.
• Sprinkle with about 2-3 tablespoons more of fresh parsley.

APPLE-CARDAMOM BROWN-BUTTER DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a 10-inch cast-iron skillet on center rack. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high. When it boils, reduce heat to medium; simmer until foamy. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally and scraping bottom of pan, until foam subsides, butter turns golden brown with a nutty aroma, and milk solids separate into brown specks that sink to bottom, 2 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat; immediately transfer to a heatproof bowl.
• Stir together sugar and cardamom. In a large bowl, beat eggs on medium-high until pale and frothy, about 2 minutes. Add flour, salt, milk, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon cardamom sugar; beat until smooth, about 1 minute (batter will be thin).
• Carefully remove skillet from oven. Add brown butter and apple, stirring a few times to evenly coat. Spread apple into a single layer; pour batter into skillet. Bake until puffed, crisp on top, and golden brown in places, 20 to 25 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cardamom sugar. Cut into wedges and serve, with sour cream and remaining cardamom sugar.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH BACON, ONION AND BUTTER BEANS

Steps:

• Add the bacon to a large skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until brown and crisp, about 6 minutes. While the bacon cooks, cut the stems from the bok choy into 1-inch pieces and the leafy tops into 3-inch pieces.
• Add the onion to the bacon and cook, stirring, until softened slightly, 4 to 5 minutes. Toss in the beans and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer the vegetables with a slotted spoon to a bowl, leaving the fat in the pan.
• Add the bok choy stems to the pan, increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add the bok choy leaves and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vinegar. Return the onion-bean mixture back to the pan and season with salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BUTTER BABY

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a beer mug.
• Stir and serve.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH PEANUT BUTTER NOODLES

Steps:

• Prepare peanut sauce by whisking the first 7 ingredients together (or putting in a jar and shaking).
• Put the pasta on to boil.
• While pasta is cooking, chop your veggies. I prefer them kind of matchstick or julienned.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet.
• Saute onion and garlic. Be careful not to burn them!
• Add bok choy and carrots to the pan and sauté just until the greens wilt.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the pan. Toss with the veggies.
• Pour the peanut sauce over everything and carefully toss.
• Eat hot or at room temperature.
• If you want to get fancy, garnish with chopped peanuts, cilantro, or sesame seeds.

BROWN BUTTER DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Melt butter in a medium cast-iron or ovenproof skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until butter foams, then browns (do not burn), about 5 minutes. Swirl butter in skillet to coat sides of pan, then transfer half to a small bowl; set aside.
• Blend eggs, flour, milk, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar in a blender until pale and foamy, about 1 minute. Pour batter into hot skillet, then transfer to oven and bake until puffed and lightly browned, 15-20 minutes.
• Drizzle with reserved brown butter and sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar. Cut into wedges and serve.

NUTTER BUTTER BABIES (BABY SHOWER)

Steps:

• In a small dish, microwave (50% power) the pink candy melts. Don't over cook. If you do, add a small bit of vegetable shortening.
• Pink Babies: Dip 8 Nutter Butter cookies into the pink candy, the place on wax paper to set up. Before the candy shell hardens, press a round white candy melt into the upper section of the cookie, creating the baby's face. Allow to harden.
• Blue Babies: Repeat the above directions. Allow to harden.
• When the candy coating has hardened, squirt a little bit of black decorating gel onto the wax paper. Using a fine-tipped paint brush, draw the baby's eyes, nose, and mouth on the white candy melt. You can also create those features by piping icing, but I find it easier to draw them.
• Allow to harden, then serve.

PUMPKIN DUTCH BABY WITH PUMPKIN BUTTER

Steps:

• Place an 8-inch ovenproof skillet or cast-iron pan in the oven and preheat to 425°.
• Once the oven reaches temperature, blend 3 large eggs in a blender until well combined and frothy, 1 minute. Add ¼ cup of the pumpkin purée, then 1 cup milk, and then 1 Tbsp. of the butter, blending for 30 seconds after each addition. Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, ¼ tsp. allspice, ¼ tsp. ground ginger, ¼ tsp. nutmeg, ½ tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. of the cinnamon in one addition. Blend again until combined and frothy, 1 minute (scraping down the sides of the blender if necessary).
• Pull the hot pan from the oven and add the remaining 2 Tbsp. butter, swirling the pan so it melts evenly across the bottom (it will bubble and brown). Once the butter is melted, immediately pour in the Dutch baby batter and return to the oven. Bake until golden brown and slightly puffed, 20 minutes.
• While the Dutch baby bakes, combine ½ cup apple cider, 3 Tbsp. maple syrup, the remaining ½ tsp. cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and the rest of the can of pumpkin purée (about 1 ¼ cups) in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture starts to bubble, then reduce to medium and cook, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides of the pot with a spatula, until dark and thickened with no raw pumpkin flavor remaining, 20 to 25 minutes. Slice the Dutch baby (it will start to sink as soon as you take it out of the oven) and serve with the pumpkin butter and powdered sugar.

BABY CARROTS WITH DILL BUTTER

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes, until tender. Remove from heat, and drain.
• Gently toss carots with margarine, dill, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.

THREE ONION GNOCCHI, BABY SHIITAKE, PORCINI BUTTER WITH DAIKON SPROUTS AND OVEN DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Gnocchi: In a small saute pan over high heat add the cippolini and Vidalia onions and the shallots. Season with salt and pepper. Continue to stir until the onions begin to brown and become loose. Remove from pan and place in the refrigerator. To make the gnocchi, puree the onions in a food processor. Place the puree in a bowl. Add the flour in small amounts and mix until well incorporated. Knead the dough for approximately 1 minute. Divide the dough and roll each portion into a long log about as thick as a penny, using a lightly floured surface. Cut into small pieces about 1/2 -inch. Place the gnocchi on a floured pan and refrigerate. Place the gnocchi in a pot of boiling water and cook until they begin to float, 1 to 2 minutes. When cooked place in an ice water bath. When cool, remove from ice water and refrigerate.
• Porcini Butter: Dice porcinis and butter into small pieces. Place ingredients into a food processor and puree. Mix until incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.
• To Finish: In a saute pan over medium heat, add the butter. When the butter is just turning brown add the gnocchi and baby shiitakes and stir. When the gnocchi beginnings to brown, add the Madeira and Marsala and reduce for about 3 minutes. Finish with the porcini butter.
• Place the gnocchi and baby shiitakes around the plate, spooning the sauce over the gnocchi and the mushrooms. Top with the daikon sprouts to serve.