The Butter Book
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $19.95
ISBN13: 9781797238272
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: Mar 17 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.37 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
A delightful celebration of butter in all its golden glory--history, how-tos, and irresistible recipes for anyone who believes everything is better with butter.
This new book about the joys of butter will make your heart melt.--Vogue
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
Butter is a perfect ingredient. In both cooking and baking, it can be foundational or a finishing touch. It's a flavor powerhouse, a sauce emulsifier, a taste enhancer, and above all else, a bringer of joy. In this charming kitchen companion, you'll discover:
- Butter's curious history
- Tips for buying butter, fun ways to serve it, and its ability to transform the most humble foods--a pot of rice, a day-old muffin--into something revelatory
- How to make butter at home, then whip, clarify, or compound it to elevate your everyday cooking
- Ten recipes that showcase butter's multitudes, from Butter-Basted Scallops with Beurre Blanc to Butterscotch Pudding, each one teaching easy yet essential techniques, including browning and emulsifying
- Collectible butter accessories
- And more!
Dive headfirst into this deliciously creamy, dreamy world to get the most out of your dairy drawer. The Butter Book is a true celebration of this essential ingredient, cleverly designed and just right for home cooks, gourmands, and homesteaders alike.
THE BUTTER MOMENT: From butter mountains at restaurants and butter boards on TikTok to #stickofbutter outfits and butter-yellow everything in fashion and home décor, butter is at the melting point of popularity. Filled with trivia and packaged to look like an actual stick of butter, The Butter Book is a must-have for butter enthusiasts.
DELICIOUS BUTTERY RECIPES: Learn how to make your own or work with store-bought butter to create compound butters that enhance everyday dishes, with flavors like Seaweed, Hot Honey, and Raspberry-Thyme. Follow step-by-step instructions to create a dazzling butter board or butter sculptures for easy entertaining. Sample ten recipes that showcase butter, including Butter Roast Chicken, Grown-Up Buttered Pasta, and Cultured Butter Oat Shortbread. This kitchen handbook is full of inspiration that will make you double down on your love of butter. IRRESISTIBLE PACKAGE PERFECT FOR GIFTING: With a vellum case reminiscent of a butter wrapper, this slim volume features creamy yellow pages, blue text, and twenty full-color photographs, making it extra-covetable and sure to delight dairy lovers. Slip it in a Christmas stocking or pair it with a wooden board or butter bell for a thoughtful and affordable birthday, housewarming, or hostess gift.Perfect for:- Home cooks of all levels
- Butter lovers
- People who collect epicurean goodies like fancy olives, tinned fish, and gourmet kettle-cooked chips
- Homesteaders and anyone who enjoys kitchen projects like sourdough baking, pickling, or jam-making
- Shoppers looking for a holiday, birthday, or anytime gift for the cook or butter devotees in their lives
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