Name: Lemon Cilantro Butter Freezer Recipe
Ingredients: 1 c butter softened; 4 tbsp finely chopped cilantro; 2 1/2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp finely grated lime peel

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Using leftover herbs in the summer to make herb butter really dresses up bread in the winter months! Also makes wonderful gifts with fresh bread.

Lemon Cilantro Butter Freezer Recipe

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Ingredients

1 c butter softened
4 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
2 1/2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp finely grated lime peel

Instructions

With a small bowl, use an egg beater or an electric beater to combine ingredients until the butter is fluffy and the cilantro and lime are distributed evenly.
On a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet, place butter in pats on the cookie sheet in the size you would like to use (ie. small pats for single servings on a side plate or divide into larger portions for butter dish).
Freeze, then remove butter from sheet and place into a ziploc or freezer container.