Butter Question

Baking By likes_2_create Updated 10 Apr 2007 , 2:42am by cakesonoccasion

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likes_2_create Posted 9 Apr 2007 , 8:59pm
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when you make cookies do you use salted or unsalted butter when the recipe just says butter.

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pammelasue Posted 9 Apr 2007 , 9:03pm
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I usually use salted because that's what I normally have on hand. However, if there is also salt in the recipe and I'm using salted butter, I leave the extra salt out.

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KoryAK Posted 9 Apr 2007 , 9:03pm
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I think the default would be salted butter. If you wanted to use unsalted, just add more salt to compensate.

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shanzah67 Posted 9 Apr 2007 , 9:06pm
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I use whatever I have in the refrigerator icon_smile.gif

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Cake_Princess Posted 10 Apr 2007 , 1:54am
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Originally Posted by likes_2_create

when you make cookies do you use salted or unsalted butter when the recipe just says butter.

Thanks!




Rule of thumb, for the more modern (after '75 I think) cookbooks, if they say butter they are usually referring to unsalted. If the recipe requires salted butter they will say salted butter.

Older cookbooks usually refer to salted butter.

Another tip, it's always a good idea to search either the front of the book (if the recipe is from a book) or the back of the book of information like this. They will usually let you know if recipes were tested with salted or unsalted butter and the size eggs they used.


hope this helps.


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cakesonoccasion Posted 10 Apr 2007 , 2:42am
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I go with unsalted. You can always add salt if need be.

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