Chipotle Butter

1/2 c butter, softened (one cube)

1-2 canned chipotle peppers, diced (seeds removed, if desired)

2 Tbsp sauce that comes with the peppers

1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice

1 Tbsp chopped, fresh cilantro

Dash garlic powder

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In a small bowl whip the butter, with an electric mixer, until smooth and fluffy. Add the minced peppers, chipotle sauce, lime juice, cilantro, and garlic powder. Whip until incorporated. Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and chill. (The longer it sits, the deeper the color and richer the flavor.) Just before serving put a teaspoon of the cold butter on cooked steak or burgers and allow it to melt over the top. For bread, leave softened for easier spreading. Makes 24 servings.

It might sound weird to put this on meat, but when I worked at Lone Star, they "jucied" every steak before it was served, and their "juice" consisted of equal parts lemon juice and butter.  (Actually, I believe it was a butter substitute, but you get the main idea.)  Anyway, this sounds good and I think it'd be great spread on an opened sourdough loaf and grilled under the broiler.  

Kentucky Butter Cake

3 c all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 c real butter

2 c sugar

4 eggs

1 c buttermilk

2 tsp vanilla extract

BUTTER SAUCE

1 c sugar

1/4 c water

1/2 c butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour bundt pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside. Cream: 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, and then blend in eggs, mix in buttermilk, and vanilla, adding alternately milk and flour mixture into creamed mixture. Pour in bundt pan and bake for 1 hour.

2.  Butter Sauce: In medium sauce pan on medium heat mix sugar, water and butter, bring to low boil , stirring until sugar is dissolved, add vanilla, When cake is still very hot, leave in bundt pan, poke small holes in top and drizzle butter sauce over cake, Transfer to dish and dust with powder sugar, serve warm.  Oh so good, If you prefer your cake with more sauce , just make a double batch. (one cube of butter = ½ cup.)