You might guess by now that I am not a huge fan of all the preservatives in store-bought products when better results could be had by making it homemade, for fractions of the cost, no health risks, and very little time.

I’ve been making our own butter spread now for a while with this basic recipe:

1 part room temperature unsalted butter
1 part oil

I’ve used olive, canola, walnut, and flax.  Olive oil will have a distinct olive oil taste unless you use a lighter colored olive oil.  Flax I generally only use by adding a tablespoon or so in with another flavor nuetral oil.

Today, however, I decided to experiment a bit more by adding in some yogurt:

1 part unsalted butter
1/2 part oil (I used canola and walnut oil)
1/2 part yogurt

Mix the ingredients together until smooth.  Add salt if desired or even dried herbs.  Put mixture in a small butter crock or tupperware container.  Store in the refrigerator.  Mixture will be easy to spread, jut like store bought spreads, and delicious.

Experiment away with this one!

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