Keep this mustard butter soft ... Top off banana bread, take your morning toast to the next level, or use maple butter as your secret spread on a fried chicken sandwich. To make maple butter ...

In a large ovenproof skillet, melt the butter. Stir in the bread crumbs and ... scraping up any browned bits from the bottom. Stir in the mustard and season with salt and pepper.

Preheat the oven to 350°. In a 9-by-13-inch ceramic baking dish, combine the butter with the maple syrup, mustard, curry powder and cayenne. Bake for about 5 minutes, until the butter is melted.