Honey Thyme Butter Recipes

A SIMPLE HONEY THYME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, honey, thyme and salt. Using a wooden spoon, stir until the butter is smooth and combined. Transfer to a small bowl or crock for immediate use, or place in a piece of plastic wrap and roll up until it's in a log form. Store in the fridge until you're ready! Which is now. Obviously.
• *serve on toast, grilled corn, chicken, vegetables, your face.

HONEY-THYME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the honey and thyme; beat just until blended. Store in refrigerator.

SAVORY THYME COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the butter in a food processor with the shallots, garlic, thyme leaves, anchovies, lemon zest and lemon juice. Puree until smooth.
• With the motor running, drizzle the olive oil into the butter. Transfer the butter to a bowl and fold in the parsley and paprika and season with salt and pepper.
• Roll up the butter in parchment paper to form a log and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours, for easy slicing and portioning. The butter can also be frozen for up to 4 weeks.

HONEY APPLE PIE WITH THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Slice Golden Delicious apples and 3 Granny Smith apples into sixths.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, bring 1/4 cup honey to a boil. Let simmer about 2 minutes, until honey is caramelized. Add 3 thyme branches. Arrange half the apples in a single layer in skillet. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons butter over apples. Cook apples, turning, until well caramelized on all sides (but not cooked through), about 10 minutes. Scrape apples and honey mixture into a bowl. Add tapioca and toss to combine. Repeat cooking process with remaining honey, thyme, butter and sliced apples. Add second batch of apples to bowl; combine. Discard all thyme branches.
• Thinly slice remaining Granny Smith apple and add it to bowl. Stir in sugar, ginger and salt.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out both crusts to 12-inch circles. Place one crust in 9-inch pie plate. Scrape apple filling into crust and top with remaining crust. Pinch edges to seal. With a knife, slice 4 vents in top of crust. Place pie on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until crust is dark golden and apples are tender when pricked with a fork, about 45 minutes more. Let cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix butter and honey until smooth.
• Store, covered, in the refrigerator.

HONEY THYME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and stir to blend.
• Put into butter dishes and serve or refrigerate.
• Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Serve with biscuits or store-bought clover or crescent rolls.

HONEY THYME BLUES

Steps:

• Place the gin, lemon juice, honey syrup, thyme leaves and 3 dashes of orange bitters into a shaker. Lightly muddle the thyme leaves, add large ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass, garnish with remaining thyme sprig and serve.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat the honey and water until incorporated and the honey has dissolved. Cool to room temperature before using.

HONEY-THYME BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add squash; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender., Drain. Mash squash with the remaining ingredients.

THYME HONEY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Melt butter with thyme and let stand until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in lower third.
• Peel off and discard any rind or skin from ham, leaving 1/4 inch of fat on ham. Score fat on top of ham in a crosshatch pattern without cutting into meat. Put ham on a rack in a large roasting pan. Cover ham with parchment paper, then cover roasting pan with foil. Bake 1 3/4 hours.
• Meanwhile, boil vinegar in a small saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Remove from heat and whisk in honey, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme butter. Let honey glaze stand until ham has baked 1 3/4 hours.
• Discard foil and parchment from ham. If there is no liquid in roasting pan, add 1 cup water (liquid will prevent glaze from burning in pan). Brush ham with half of honey glaze, then bake, uncovered, 30 minutes.
• Brush with remaining glaze and bake until glaze is deep golden-brown and ham is heated through, about 30 minutes more.