Pin Accomplished: Sweet Strawberry Honey Butter

How do you kick off the last day of a three-day weekend - the unofficial start of summer?

In Weeksworld you make something sweet & special for breakfast, of course!

Strawberry Honey Butter - this pin (from B for Bel, tho' the original recipe comes from Half Baked) has been languishing on my "ASAP Pins" board for FAR too long.

Source: bforbel.com via Fortuitous on Pinterest

I spotted these gems while racing thru Trader Joe's Saturday afternoon . . .

The time had come!

Strawberry Honey Butter

adapted from Half Baked - originally from Gourmet, May 1990

Ingredients:

• 1 pint strawberries, hulled & halved
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (or to taste)
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

Method:

• Purée strawberries in food processor. 
• Force purée through a fine sieve into a saucepan.
• Add honey and lemon juice and boil the mixture. 
• Reduce heat & simmer until mixture thickens, 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Let strawberry mixture fully cool in refrigerator.
• Blend softened butter and strawberry mixture - a few pulses in a food processor or with stick blender.

Sunshine, a steaming cup of cappuccino & Starwberry Honey Butter on toasted whole wheat English muffins . . . the perfect start to our day.

Welcome, Miss Summer!