Butter Variations I Ep. 16 I Community Kitchen Teachables

Anna’s here to teach us a few different tips & tricks about butter!

Unsalted Butter - the butter most preferred, whether it’s for cooking or baking. Baking is a science, so it’s best to use unsalted butter if the recipe calls for salt, because then you add butter and salt separately to stay true to what the recipes call for. If you use salted butter, it’s much harder to determine the saltiness of how the baked good will turn out.

Salted Butter - can be a cheaper option than unsalted, and again if you want more control over the saltiness of the dish you’re making then use unsalted.

Clarified Butter - it is basically taking butter, putting it on a stove and allowing it to melt. It has a richer flavour.

Ghee - it is clarified butter with the addition of different spices to it.

Margarine - there are two types: 100% manufactured margarine or plant-based margarine.