Reclaiming Tradition :: Part II

In Part I, our owner, Drew, talked about the carefully selected cream that then becomes our butter.  If you missed it, you can read more here. II. Our Culturing Process 99.9% of the butter you can buy in the store today in North America is made from sweet cream.  That...

Reclaiming Tradition :: Part I

This blog post is coming from Drew McBath, our owner, founder, and master butter maker.   Banner’s production kitchen can be really lonely at 5:30am.  But hey, preparing and culturing heavy cream for the next day’s churning and packaging session in the wee hours...
Muriel’s Buttermilk Chess Pie

Muriel’s Buttermilk Chess Pie

Recipe by Muriel Vega FOR THE CRUST: 1 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar About 4 oz of Unsalted Banner Butter (Equals one stick) ½ cup cold water 2 tablespoons cider vinegar ½ cup ice Mix the flour, salt, and...
Cinnamon Cardamom Ginger Butter Glazed Salmon

Cinnamon Cardamom Ginger Butter Glazed Salmon

We’re all about simple and delicious recipes, and this sweet and savory salmon recipe is no exception! Cinnamon, Cardamom & Ginger butter is the star here! INGREDIENTS: 1 sockeye or pink salmon filet, skin on Coarse sea salt 3 tablespoons softened Cinnamon...

Becca’s Chocolate Frosting

When friend and customer, Becca, posted this photo of chocolate frosting to Instagram, we couldn’t help but to ask for the recipe. This is the the kind of stuff you want to lick right off of the screen! Cultured butter is key here! Transform this frosting from your...

Penne with Roasted Peppers

    Customer recipe submitted by:  Savela Pappas  PREPARATION TIME:  30 minutes INGREDIENTS: Penne (I like organic but use the brand you like) Unsalted Banner Butter, 1-3 tbsp depending on amount of pasta Fresh Parsley, chopped (½ cup) Roasted Peppers,...

A Peek Inside

We love this photo that Sweet Peach Blog snapped of what’s inside of our taste testing boxes.

Taste and Test

We’re soliciting feedback from chefs and food writers in Atlanta to help us finalize our cultured butter recipe. We’ve made our first delivery to Restaurant Eugene.  Thanks, Jason and crew! 

Spice Up Your Life

“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.”Julia Child photo credit: Whitney Ott

Banner Buttermilk Scones

Adapted from Dorie Greenspan’s Buttermilk Scones recipe in Baking with Julia.   Makes 12 scones 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¾ teaspoon salt 1 ½ sticks (6 oz) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1...

Zest for Life

Lemon zest for our Lemon Mustard Chive butter.     This butter adds the perfect touch to a beautiful filet of fish, a batch of roasted veggies, or a simple piece of bread.  To see more pairing suggestions, see “Our Butters” at the top of the page, or go...