What to make with butter and flour
292 recipes use butter and flour. The first 17 need nothing else but kitchen staples.
Add what else you have →- Beurre Manié5 min
Beurre manié, meaning "kneaded butter", is a paste made from equal volumes of butter and flour. It acts a thickener for soups and sauces.
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- Shortbread50 min
Shortbread is a type of cookie which is traditionally made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three parts plain white flour, although other ingredients like ground rice or cornstarch…
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- Flaky Pie Crust90 min
This recipe makes enough dough for one 23 cm (9 inch) covered pie. If your pie only requires a bottom crust, use half this recipe. However, for best results, make the full recipe.
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- Classic Puff Pastry
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- Drawn Butter
Drawn butter is a butter-based sauce typically served with lobster or crab.
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- Filo Puff Pastry
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- Flaky Pastry Dough
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- German Puff Pastry
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- Halva (Wheat-based)
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- North Indian Fermented Bread (Batooru)
Batooru is a North Indian fermented bread similar to bhatoora, but is mostly popular in traditional Himachali cuisine. This bread requires overnight preparation.
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- Panocha (Sprouted Wheat Pudding)
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- Prata
__notoc__ Prata, also known as roti prata, is a popular South Indian flatbread that's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
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- Puff Pastry I
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- Quick Puff Pastry
Flaky pastry is also known as "Quick Puff Pastry".
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- South Indian Millet Swallow (Mudde)
Mudde is a compact ball swallow made from finger millet. It is a lunchtime staple of rural communities in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in South India, and an important source of…
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- Tall Quiche Shell
This is a tall quiche shell as used in quiches served at Thomas Keller's restaurant, Bouchon. You can find the full version in his book, Bouchon.
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- Very Simple Cookies
Here are very simple and very delicious cookies!
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- Khubz Muluwah (Yemenite Layered Flatbread)4 min
Khubz muluwah is a flaky flatbread widely baked and consumed in Yemen as well as in other parts of Arabia. It is traditionally made in an earthen oven (tannur), but can also be baked on a hot griddle.
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- Malawach (Flaky Flatbread)4 min
Malawach is a layered, flaky flatbread that is popularly eaten in Israel, and now made popular in other regions. It is typically brushed with oil or fat and cooked flat in a frying pan.
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- Gözleme (Turkish Flatbread)40 min
Gözleme is a savoury traditional Turkish flatbread, made of hand-rolled dough that is lightly brushed with butter and eggs, filled with various toppings, sealed, and cooked over a griddle.
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- Drover's Damper50 min
Drover's damper is Australian bread, made by stockmen while taking care of or rounding up stock. It is meant to be made outside by a campfire.
Also needs: milk
- Pastry Dough (recipe)60 min
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- Thin Waffles120 min
These waffles can be served straight away or used to make waffle cake.
Also needs: eggs
- Jahnun (Yemenite Layered Pastry)360 min
Jachnun is a Yemenite pastry made of worked dough (made without the use of yeast) and traditionally eaten hot during the Sabbath morning meal, after being left to bake all throughout the night within…
Also needs: eggs
- Asida (Sudanese Porridge)
Asida is a traditional Sudanese porridge made from cooked wheat or sorghum flour.
Also needs: honey
- Cupcakes (Plain)
Cupcakes are small individual cakes baked in cases. This recipe is for very simple, plain cakes.
Also needs: eggs
- Tattie Scones
Tattie scones, also called potato scones or potato bread, are a regional variant of the savoury "griddle scone" which is especially popular in Scotland.
Also needs: potatoes
- Traditional Pound Cake
A traditional pound cake recipe would specify one pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar.
Also needs: eggs
- Lahoh (Spongy Flatbread) I15 min
Lahoh, alternately called laḥūḥ (Arabic: لحوح) is a griddle-cake made similar to a pancake, but with a slightly different texture and notable for its porous texture on one side.
Also needs: semolina, yeast
- Biscuits III20 min
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.
Also needs: eggs, milk
- Pastry for Cornish Pasties25 min
Any good pastry dough can be used for Cornish pasties, but it should be neither too rich nor too flaky. This works very well. Adjust amounts as required. See also Pasties.
Also needs: shortening, suet
- Brown Butter Biscuits30 min
Brown butter biscuits is a recipe adapted from page 42 of the July/August 2022 edition of Tesco's magazine.
Also needs: eggs, vanilla
- Holland Tea Cakes30 min
Holland tea cakes are simple flat cookies. They are easy and quick to make. They are traditionally Christmas cookies but are good for any time.
Also needs: eggs, cinnamon
- Malpua (South Asian Sweet Pancake)45 min
Also needs: milk, semolina
- Rhubarb Crumble I75 min
Rhubarb crumble is a traditional British dessert. Served traditionally with custard (though you can of course serve with cream or ice cream) it is a hearty, filling, and warm feast, best served after…
Also needs: rhubarb, brown sugar
- Msemmen90 min
__NOtOC__ Msemmen (Arabic: مسمن, romanized: musamman or msamman), also known as rghaif (رغايف), is a traditional layered flatbread from the Maghreb region of North Africa, particularly popular in…
Also needs: semolina, yeast
- Russian-style Waffle Cake90 min
This recipe is for a Russian-style waffle cake, layered with caramelized sweetened condensed milk.
Also needs: eggs, condensed milk
- Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread)120 min
Lefse is a potato-based Norwegian dish that's great as a dessert, as a side, or as a main course with the appropriate filling.
Also needs: potatoes, cream
- Hamburger Buns210 min
Fresh, homemade hamburger buns make hamburgers taste better. A good bun is always a great idea, and a critical improvement for lower-fat or less flavorful burgers.
Also needs: eggs, yeast
- Alsatian Fresh Noodles (Nouilles fraîches à l'Alsacienne)
Also needs: eggs, vinegar
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