Dave and Paul's Compound Butter

Dutch Pancakes with Oddly Orange Compound Butter

Have you noticed how real butter has been making a comeback? It seems like ever since the Julie/Julia movie a few years ago, people have been giving themselves permission eat the real deal. And it makes sense, doesn't it? Used in moderation, you can't beat the taste. Along with butter's re-emerging popularity, comes a whole new variety of compound butters. What? Compound butter?  You know--it's butter with all sorts of flavors mixed in. I, myself, mixed some butter with honey and cinnamon to put on my waffles for the Pillsbury Bake-Off. It's good stuff and the possibilities are limitless.

A couple of months ago (ok..I do procrastinate), I was fortunate enough to receive samples of some fantastic compound butter from Dave and Paul's LLC. They describe themselves as "two blokes building business blending butter" --isn't that fun?

It was kind of hard to decide which flavor to use first...the Oddly Orange won out, but, truthfully, my husband dipped into the Green Garlic before I even had a chance....

I wasn't real sure what to expect when I heard that one of the flavors was called Oddly Orange, but I like orange, so I was game. It turns out that Oddly Orange is a great combination of butter, orange, and cranberry. It's so good you can literally eat it with a spoon. I decided to make some Dutch Pancakes, though, and really give it a workout. :)

Oh my. This was tasty. And as good as it was, I also enjoyed a couple of pancakes with the Mighty Maple. No need for syrup. Now, imagine either one of these butters on something savory, like veggies. Dave and Pauls actually included a cookbook with the package of butters and it was chock full of ideas. There are recipes for Fish Burritos with Green Garlic Butter, Scrambled Eggs with Calcutta Curry Butter, and Roasted Bacon (!!) with Mighty Maple Butter. Seriously....

So, I have to apologize for waiting so long to post about this deliciousness. What was it exactly that made me get my act together? Well, the hubby and I quickly devoured two of the containers of butter, but I was smart enough to tuck the Calcutta Curry and the rest of the Mighty Maple into the freezer (they keep in the freezer for 6 months). Tonight, I dug out the Calcutta Curry....I had been planning to make some tomato bisque and I think it will make a great topper...but I had to try it right away. So, I heated some refrigerated ravioli and topped it with a little of the butter....

In about 5 minutes, I had drool-worthy food. I was reading up on this particular flavor in the Dave and Paul's Cookbook, and I found that they actually import the curry powder from England in order to get the right flavor. Now, I really want to get that tomato bisque made...this will be so good to use as a topper, no?

I'm a little sad that I can't find Dave and Paul's Compound Butters in the stores, here. As a matter of fact, they are based in Montana. The good news is that you can order any of the butter compounds right online at Dave and Paul's LLC and I also see that they are moving to California! You Californians are so lucky....

Disclosure: I was given samples of Dave and Paul's compound butters to try. My opinions, however, are all my own.