Unsalted And Salted Butter

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pinklady1356 Posted 1 Apr 2007 , 4:20pm
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Hi yall,

I am confused, when I went to the store I tried to find the sticks of unsalted and salted butter but didnt have it all it had was a block of them. So I bought them, so how would I know how much of it makes one stick?


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leily Posted 1 Apr 2007 , 4:28pm
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usually you buy a box of sticks. There are four sticks in one pound of butter. One stick equals half a cup of butter. or 1/4 lb equals 1/2 cup of butter.

Hope this helps

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notjustcake Posted 1 Apr 2007 , 5:31pm
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While my butter still cold I cut it in four sticks may not be perfectly the same but haven't noticed the difference . I do it with the wrapper still on so I don't get butter on my hands.I do this cause at Sam's the butter that comes individually wrapped by sticks costs a lot more

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pinklady1356 Posted 1 Apr 2007 , 11:33pm
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Thanks again. I am trying to make the buttercream dream for the first time. I hope I am gonna like it. Smile


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IHATEFONDANT Posted 1 Apr 2007 , 11:42pm
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There are 16oz in a lb. Each stick weighs 4 oz.

I always buy in a block..cheaper and it doesn't take much time to weigh what I need.

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lecrn Posted 1 Apr 2007 , 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by pinklady1356

Thanks again. I am trying to make the buttercream dream for the first time. I hope I am gonna like it. Smile


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I think that you'll love it. And it does make a difference if you don't use the salted & unsalted butter.

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pinklady1356 Posted 2 Apr 2007 , 5:02pm
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Thanks again. I will be doing this tomorrow. I can't wait. icon_smile.gif

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pinklady1356 Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 5:56pm
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the sticks of unsalted and salted butter, do they needs to be melted or let it thaw out... it is kinda of hard .. what is the best thing to do? Hurry I am baking cake right now. Let me know before i start my new icy on buttercream dream.


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awolf24 Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:19pm
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Your butter should be room temperature. You will get lumps if it is cold. You can try putting it in the microwave but only do a few seconds at time! You don't want melted butter becauase that will be too soft!

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pinklady1356 Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:21pm
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oh ok how long in setting in room tempature... hours or what? I am anxious to make my first buttercream dream. icon_sad.gif

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ssink1 Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:29pm
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I let mine set out for a couple of hours.

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namaman Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:30pm
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Most butter will get to room temp in about 1/2 hour or an hour. I speed it up by putting in microwave on defrost setting for about 15 seconds and then check it.

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fooby Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:37pm
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I read somewhere that if you are short of time you can let your butter sit in a bowl of tap water, wrapped of course. This will quicken the process of thawing. I will try it tonight because I forgot to take it out of the fridge before I left work this morning. Hope it works!

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pinklady1356 Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 6:58pm
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I just made it.. it tasted so different than wilton icy i normally make. I was wondering can you also add almond extract in it too?

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ckkerber Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:19pm
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you can flavor your buttercream with any extracts that you want so almond would absolutely go well with the recipe.

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pinklady1356 Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 7:33pm
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I just made the buttercream dream and i put it on the cake and i use viva towel.... the icy came on the towel.. grrrrr.. what am I doing wrong..... i am so sad... icon_sad.gif

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