Basil Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
    3/4 lb salted butter (NO SUBSTITUTES!) or 3/4 lb unsalted butter, softened (NO SUBSTITUTES!)
    1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
    1 1/2 teaspoons white pepper
Preparation
    In a food processor, chop the basil. Add butter, lemon juice and pepper; blend until smooth.
    Drop by half-tablespoons onto a cookie sheet; freeze.
    Remove from cookie sheet and store in freezer bags.
    Use to flavor chicken, fish, or vegetables, or as a spread for bread. Any other use you can think of is probably all right too.

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