The Butter Book by Anna Stockwell

Butter deserves more credit than it gets. This book makes the case — and then shows you what to do with it.

The Butter Book by Anna Stockwell is a compact, clever kitchen companion that covers butter from every angle: its history, how to buy it, how to make it at home, and how to whip, clarify, or compound it into something that transforms even the most ordinary dish. A pot of rice. A day-old muffin. Suddenly, something worth eating.

Ten recipes anchor the book, each one built around a core technique — browning, emulsifying, basting — with results that range from Butter-Basted Scallops with Beurre Blanc to Butterscotch Pudding. The kind of recipes you actually make again.

What's inside:

• Butter's history and why it matters in the kitchen
• Tips for buying, serving, and storing butter
• How to make butter at home, then whip, clarify, or compound it
• 10 recipes that teach essential techniques through butter
• Collectible butter accessories and more

"It is shaped like a stick of butter. It is about butter. It will make you feel stupid for not having thought harder about butter before now, which is the correct emotional response." — Sohla El-Waylly, author of Start Here

A great gift for home cooks, food lovers, and anyone who keeps good butter in the fridge.