Here’s a handy way to soften butter fast, without a microwave.
Many baking recipes call for “softened” butter, or room temperature butter.
Why beat the butter?
Elise Bauer
To get air bubbles into it which will expand when baking.
But sometimes we don’t think that far ahead.
One popular solution is to put the cold butter in the microwave for 10 to 20 seconds.
Elise Bauer
You want pliable butter for beating, not almost melting butter.
Softened butter, ready for beating.
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
