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Recipes and cocktails with butter

Explore butter in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.

32 recipes and 1 cocktail

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Golden Chicken 1806 on tender onions, with cream and sherry sauce.

Chicken 1806 with Onion and Sherry Sauce

Baked chicken on onions, finished with a smooth cream and sherry sauce. A modern adaptation of Chicken 1806 collected in Cookery Book.

1 h 30 minEasy

Folded omelette filled with avocado cubes, cut into two portions on a plate.

Avocado Omelette

Folded egg omelette with avocado cubes added at the end. A simple and quick recipe inspired by Cuban Cookery, 1931.

15 minEasy

Cornmeal Keques

Savory cornmeal cakes made with cooked cornmeal, egg and milk, golden brown in a lightly greased skillet. Current version of a 1925 Cuban recipe.

1 h 20 minMedium

Peanut Upside-Down Cake with Caramelized Topping

Upside-down cake with peanut butter in the batter and a layer of caramelized peanuts that ends up on top when unmolded.

2 h 35 minMedium

Baked Cassava Cookies to Accompany Coffee

Cookies baked with commercial cassava flour, butter and vanilla: golden edges, tender center and perfect with coffee with milk.

1 h 40 minEasy

Vanilla and Chocolate Marbled Cake for Coffee with Milk

Homemade loaf cake with vanilla and chocolate swirls, tender crumb and creamed butter. Ideal for breakfast or afternoon snack with coffee with milk.

2 h 35 minMedium

Reese's Brownies with Toasted Peanuts

Dense and moist chocolate brownies with pieces of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, toasted peanuts, and a hint of coffee. Yields 16 squares.

2 h 20 minEasy

Corn wedges grilled over charcoal and finished with mojo butter, garlic and parsley.

Corn Ribs on the Grill with Mojo Butter

Tender corn cobs cut into wedges, grilled over charcoal with garlic butter, sour orange and oregano. A Cuban fusion twist on corn ribs for your barbecue.

40 minMedium

Guava and Cheese Tartlets Pop-Tarts Style

Rectangular butter shortcrust tartlets filled with guava and cream cheese, with an optional thin glaze. Homemade snack.

2 h 45 minMedium

Giant guava and cream cheese cookies, one opened to show the red and white filling

Giant New York-Style Guava and Cream Cheese Cookies

Thick New York-style cookies, golden on the outside and tender on the inside, filled with guava paste and cream cheese. A nod to the Cuban pastelito.

2 h 30 minMedium

Lemon pie with meringue torched into golden peaks, a slice cut showing the yellow filling and crispy base, with lemons in the background.

French-Style Lemon Pie with Meringue and a Cuban Touch

Learn to prepare lemon pie with a crispy shortcrust pastry, a creamy filling of criollo lemon, and golden Italian meringue. A French version with a Cuban touch.

4 h 55 minMedium

Cuban Cake

The classic Cuban birthday cake: sponge cake cooked in a pressure cooker, soaked in syrup, filled and covered with decorated meringue.

2 h 30 minAdvanced

Creamy Rice

Creamy rice with fish stock, butter, red pepper and Parmesan, creamy and flavorful, ideal to accompany meats, fish and seafood.

45 minMedium

Cuban Bombón Cake

Confectionery-style Cuban bombón cake: two sponge cakes, buttercream with cocoa, and a hard, shiny dark chocolate coating.

1 h 30 minMedium

Tropical Dobosh

Cuban Tropical Dobosh: layers of biscuits soaked in milk and buttercream, frozen and drizzled with golden caramel. The classic by Nitza Villapol.

3 h 40 minEasy

Tatianoff

Cuban chocolate cake with four layers of sponge cake, butter and cocoa cream, the classic from the Wakamba Cafeteria in La Rampa.

1 h 30 minMedium

Merlitones

Shortcrust pastry tartlets with a fluffy almond filling, like those found in Havana bakeries. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

1 hMedium

Chicken Fricasé with Butter and Beer

Cuban chicken fricasé with a distinct touch: butter and beer, potatoes, olives and raisins in a very tasty tomato sauce.

45 minEasy

Gaceñiga

Spongy Cuban gaceñiga with raisins, baked in a pan: the versatile sweet to accompany coffee, milk, tea or ice cream.

1 hEasy

Butter Cookies

Homemade butter cookies, golden and easy, with just five ingredients. Perfect for coffee and to make with children.

45 minEasy

Shortcrust Pastry for Tartlets

Homemade shortcrust pastry for sweet or savory tarts, golden and crispy, with an optional filling of coconut and condensed milk.

1 h 50 minMedium

Panquecitos

Homemade fluffy panquecitos with lemon zest and a touch of aged rum, baked in small molds and dusted with sugar.

45 minEasy

Sweet Potato Purée

Creamy sweet potato purée with garlic, nutmeg, and butter: a simple, sweet, and aromatic Cuban side dish ready in half an hour.

30 minEasy

Cream of Onion Soup

cream of onion soup sautéed in butter, blended with broth and served very hot over grated cheese with chives. Ready in 30 minutes.

30 minEasy