Miso Butter

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter ((softened at room temperature))
• 1/2 cup miso paste ((white, yellow or red miso))
• 1 bulb roasted garlic

Instructions

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   --- Preparation ---

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   Softened unsalted butter and miso at room temperature for 4 hours.If you don't have time to wait for the butter to soften, you can soften it in the microwave for 15 seconds (do it in 2-3 second intervals). Do not melt the butter, you want to just soften it.

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   --- Making the Miso Butter ---

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   Once the butter is soft enough to cut through with a butter knife, add it to a large mixing bowl and cut it up into small pieces.

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   Add the miso to the bowl on top of the butter.

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   Using a hand mixer, mix it until everything is evenly blended.

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   If you don't have a hand mixer, you can use the back of a spoon and mash the miso into the butter until everything is evenly mixed together. **Make sure you use a strong and sturdy spoon and not one that is soft and bendable.

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   You can use it right away or store it in the fridge for later.

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   --- How to Roll Miso Butter into a Tube for Storage ---

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    Take a large piece of plastic wrap and place it on top of a cutting board.

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    Using a spoon, add the miso butter on to the plastic wrap. I like to place enough to make it about 1½ inches thick but you can make it thinner if you want to make thinner logs.

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    Bring the bottom of the plastic wrap to the top

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    Start rolling the log upwards gently.

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    Using your finger, try to remove any large bubbles or gaps in the roll by pressing down on it.

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    Start to roll up one side of the roll, and then roll the other side as well.

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    Once both sides have been rolled you can tighten the roll by rolling it some more until it becomes a firm tube.I like to roll them in opposite directions, so I will roll my right side upwards, and roll my left side downwards.

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    Place the rolls on a plate and let them set in the fridge overnight.