The Butter Candle is the easiest and trendiest appetiser that will take your dinner hosting to a whole new level.
From flavoured butters to butter boards, the humble spread has taken on a life of its own thanks to the virality of TikTok. After seeing how the notion of dipping your bread into your table’s centrepiece can liven up a dinner party, the team at Harry’s by Giuls shared their recipe for a butter candle, as well as what to pair it with.
Garlic Butter Candle
Ingredients
- 500g Salted butter
- 20g Garlic
- 50g Thyme
- 50g Dill
- 5g Maldon Salt
Method
- Melt 150g of butter in a pot until it gets golden brown, then add garlic and quickly pour everything over 350g of room-temperature butter.
- Whip everything for a few minutes with thyme, dill and salt until smooth and creamy. Using a piping bag, pour the butter into a candle mould. Leave to solidify in the fridge for 5 hours.
Pizza Bread
Ingredients
- 10 kg of flour
- 6.7 kg of water
- 8g of dry yeast in summer
- 500g starter
- 250g salt
- 100g EVOO
Method
- Combine flour, yeast, starter and 5 litres of water and mix gently for 3-5 minutes, then increase the speed of the mixer and add the remaining water in 3 increments to give the dough time to absorb the water. Add salt at the end of mixing and EVOO.
- Leave the dough to rest for 5 min before shaping it into 125g balls for bread and 250g for pizza.
- Leave to rest for 3 hours. Cook the dough at 350 degrees for 1-1:30 minutes.
Looking for a main dish to serve with your butter candle? Why not try the Giuls classic Vodka Pasta at your next dinner party?