Herbed Butter Log

Ingredients

• ½ lb butter or Earth Balance Buttery Spread , softened
• ¼ C packed fresh thyme leaves
• 1/8 C minced fresh tarragon leaves
• ½ t sea salt
• ½ t black pepper

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well.
2. Set mixing bowl in refrigerator until the butter has hardened some, but not completely. On a sheet of waxed paper, spoon butter into a line. Roll the wax paper up around the butter until the butter is in the shape of a log. Fasten the edges of the waxed paper and freeze the log of butter.
3. When you next want to use the butter, either take the whole log out of the freezer to soften, or slice off a few rounds from the side of the log and return log to the freezer.