Prepare the butter up to a week ahead and refrigerate, or up to three weeks in advance and freeze. Prepare extra butter to serve with bread or baked potatoes

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • grated lemon rind
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 14
You might need to buy:
  • whole milk
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground nutmeg
  • packed brown sugar
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • apricot preserves
  • low-sodium soy sauce