Spreads for Breads

I love bread with butter. Maybe it's a Southern thing, but I grew up with

bread at every meal and there was always butter on the table. Even

when margarine came along, we still had butter to spread on our

bread. And even though butter is still at the top of my list, I've been

using other spreads to enhance my lowly piece of bread (or rolls). You

can also enjoy them on waffles and some of them make great

toppings for tea sandwiches. FYI, keep refrigerated when not using.

• Whipped Cinnamon Butter-In a small bowl, beat 1 cup room

temperature butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ cup brown sugar

on medium speed until fluffy and sugar is dissolved. Makes 1 cup.

• Whipped Honey-Orange Butter-In a small bowl, beat 1 cup room

temperature butter, 2 tablespoons honey and 2 teaspoons grated

orange peel on medium speed until fluffy. Freshly grated orange

peel is the best.

• Lemon-Cream Cheese Spread-In a small bowl, beat 8 ounces room

temperature cream cheese, 1 tablespoon powdered sugar,teaspoon

grated lemon peel and 1 tablespoon lemon juice until fluffy.

• Whipped Garlic Butter-In a small bowl, beat 1 cup room temperature

butter, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and ½ teaspoon sea salt until fluffy.

You can also add ½ teaspoon of Italian seasoning.

• Whipped Fruit-Cream Cheese Spread-In a small bowl, beat 8

ounces room temperature cream cheese, and your choice of 2 to 3

tablespoons of seedless jam, like strawberry or blueberry. Orange

marmalade (chopped a little) works great too.

LAURA LEE ALICE
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