Instructions

1. Vanilla Butter:
2. Leave the butter at room temperature until soft and then mash it with a fork until it is smooth.
3. Remove the seeds from the vanilla pod by slicing the pod in half lengthways with a sharp knife. Scrape out the seeds with the back of the knife.
4. Add in the seeds to the butter and mix.
5. Sieve in two tablespoons of Siúcra icing sugar and mix well.
6. You can use it like this or you can roll the butter into a sausage shape using baking parchment paper or cling film. Twist the ends of the paper or cling film like a Christmas cracker and put in the fridge until hard enough to slice. Use within 1 week or freeze and use within one month.
7. Citrus Butter:
8. Leave the butter at room temperature until soft and then mash it with a fork until it is smooth.
9. Grate the rind of whichever fruit you were using over the butter and mix in.
10. Sieve in two tablespoons of Siúcra icing sugar and mix well.
11. You can use it like this or you can roll the butter into a sausage shape using baking parchment paper or cling film. Twist the ends of the paper or cling film like a Christmas cracker and put in the fridge until hard enough to slice. Use within one week or freeze and use within one month.