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Use dairy-free milk like almond or soy in place of regular milk for the dough, and an oil-based butterlike Earth Balance for brushing on top of each roll after it bakes.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2021

In an April 27 Future Tense article, Lisa Margonelli misstated the definition of butyrous; it means butterlike, not butterflylike.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2016

Dissolve soap in boiling water, add kerosene to the hot water, churn with spraying pump for at least ten minutes, until the mixture changes to a creamy, then to a soft, butterlike, mass.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

It is made by churning fats other than butter fat with milk or cream until a butterlike consistency is obtained.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences