TechniquesJacques Pépin on How to Make a Butter RoseJacques Pepin demonstrates this easy, elegant trick.1. Let a 1-lb. block of butter come to room temperature.2. Holding the block of butter in one hand and a paring knife in the other, scrape the blade across the top of the butter.3. Continue scraping butter until a ridged half circle forms on your knife.4. Carefully curl the butter rose around your finger.ADVERTISEMENTADAD5. Working quickly, mold the butter into a flower shape.6. Use butter rose to make a decorative butter plate or serve with a composed salad. See all of our Jacques Pepin galleries.Keep ReadingHow to Trim an ArtichokeBy BENJAMIN KEMPERThai Sugar CookiesBy AUSTIN BUSHThai Fried ChickenBy AUSTIN BUSHArtichoke Bruschetta with Capers and Cherry TomatoesBy KATIE REICHERJacques Pépin’s Artichokes HelenBy JACQUES PÉPINTurkish Braised Artichokes with Peas and Candied LemonBy GAMZE INECELIChilled Tomato-Strawberry SoupBy MICHAŁ KORKOSZSpaghetti all’Assassina (‘Killer’ Spaghetti)By DAN PASHMANArayes (Meat-Stuffed Pitas)By SAYAT OZYILMAZSee AllContinue to Next StoryADVERTISEMENTADAD