Use an ice cube tray that's free of cracks when making butter molds.
You can use an ice cube tray to make butter molds the same way you would use it to make ice. Your dinner table will also look more festive when you use decorative trays that are intended for special occasions. For example, make butter molds in shamrock-shaped trays for a St. Patrick's Day party, or create heart-shaped pats of butter for an anniversary dinner.
Instructions
1. Sit a tub of butter on a kitchen counter until the butter softens enough to be scooped with a spoon. This could take one to two hours, depending upon how hard the butter is and the room's temperature.
2. Scoop out 1tbsp. of butter and drop it into an ice cube mold. You might need to add a little more or a little less to completely fill the mold.
3. Press the butter completely into the mold with a small plastic spatula. The mold should be evenly filled, up to the very top.
4. Repeat until all the molds in the tray are filled.
5. Wipe off the top of the tray with a paper towel to remove any excess butter that didn't fit into the molds.
6. Put the ice cube tray in a freezer and leave it there for half an hour.
7. Remove the tray from the freezer. Test that the molds are ready by tapping a fingernail against one of them. If your nail easily scratches the butter, freeze the tray for another 10 minutes.
8. Flip the ice tray over and sit it on top of a cookie sheet.
9. Sit the tray and the cookie sheet beneath a faucet and run hot water over them for a few seconds to loosen the molds.
10. Turn off the water and lift the ice cube tray. The molds should fall out of it. If they don't, flip the tray back over and run it under hot water for a few more seconds. Then, very gently, twist the opposite ends of the tray to pop the molds out.
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