Churn Baby Churn: Butter-heavy Recipes, From Indulgent Gnocchi To Satisfying Shortbread

WE ARE in the midst of a butter boom. One of the few upsides to this stupid year is that people are cooking at home with more regularity, and the knock-on effect is that butter sales are soaring.

In the US, butter production has returned to levels last seen in 1943.

This is brilliant news, because it gives us all an excuse to cook massively butter-heavy dishes again. It’s worth pointing out that none of these can even remotely be considered health food. But that’s by the by, because they are all very delicious.

Semolina gnocchi with butter, parmesan and sage

Rachel Roddy has a gnocchi recipe that doubles as an opportunity to gorge yourself silly on butter. The gnocchi itself is made with semolina, rather than potatoes, that is first enriched with butter and cheese before being baked in – that’s right – even more butter and cheese.