A butter candle: what is it?
It is precisely what it sounds like a butter candle. When a food-safe wick is ignited at the table, the butter gradually melts and becomes pourable or dippable.
Although bread is the traditional accompaniment for butter candles, you can serve them with whatever you choose that contains butter.
You can use meats, veggies, or seafood for dipping. Additionally, consider pouring: popcorn, rice, mashed potatoes the possibilities are endless.
Is there anything that butter doesn't improve the flavor of?
Process
To begin creating your wick, measure out around twice the height of your candle, create a knot in your kitchen twine, and cut off any excess.
With the original knot on the other end, leave a length the same height as the candle and tie the freshly cut end in a knot around your chopstick. Cut off any surplus and reserve.
Melt the butter in a pan over low heat, being careful. Additionally, you can microwave it for 30 second increments to melt it.
Make sure the wick gets drenched as close to the chopsticks as possible by dragging it into the melted butter.
Place the chopstick over the ramekin and center it in the mold by adjusting the string if necessary.
Add the butter and refrigerate until it solidifies, at least for one hour.
Take out the stick and cut the wick to around 1/2 inch in order to enjoy. The butter candle can be lit in the mold exactly as it is, or it can be removed by putting the dish into warm water and using an offset spatula to remove the mold.
Once the butter has melted, light the candle and see it burn. Savor it with a fresh slice of bread.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 baguette sliced, to serve, optional
Special Equipment
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Food Safe Kitchen Twine
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Small Ramekin
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