The Butter Trick for Last-Minute Bakers
Ever start a recipe only to realize the butter needed to be softened an hour ago? You don’t have to wait around. Here’s a quick trick that gets your butter bake-ready in minutes.
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Great tip!
Have you tried to lower the power of the microwave so you can do the whole stick?
When I need softened butter quick, I prefer the Parisien Tango method personally but to each their own.
I just wrap it in plastic bag and submerge in hot water, like 40-60C and it softens in minutes.
I defrost the butter 10 seconds at the time easy peasy.
make a cup of tea/coffee, put the Butter above in a bowl.
You had me at pancakes 😂
You can just place a Stick of frozen butter into a cup or bowl of room temp water and it will soften to the temperature of the water without completely melting into the water
Eww this has got to be the dumbest way to do it
I use a hand mixer and just go to town on the fridge butter, it gets soft eventually
Just put microwave on lowest power setting and microwave for 1 minute. I bake all the time and it always works for me. (If you're still learning your microwave make sure you stop it every 15-30 seconds and check to make sure its softening properly)
Put the whole stick on a plate and microwave for 12 sec at 70% power. Let it sit for a minute, then flatten it under some wax paper. Done.
I leave my butter next to anything that I'm cooking for a bit. If im frying something on stove top, i leave it right next to the burner
Too much work😂, I just put my mixing bowl with butter on warm stove top for a few minutes
Softening butter the professional way…
I need the recipe for those beautiful pancakes!
Just put the whole thing in a glass or 6 pan with warm water.
Genius
So the big secret is , warm it up?
That's a great idea. Thanks.
But for steak, I make a brown butter sauce that I whip in a bowl in an ice bath. Throw in garlic & onion powder, and ground thyme & rosemary.
Thats not softened butter anymore.
Hmmm – no microwave, no use
The hot glass method they showed where you fill a glass with hot water then, once the glass is warm, put an unwrapped stick of butter upright on a surface then dump the water out of the glass and place it upside-down over the butter stick and leave it for a few minutes actually does work shockingly well!
I pull the sticks out that I need….and then once soft, I've lost the drive to bake. Or, it's oversoft, because Team Warmhouse.
Adam Ragusea's method of putting it in the microwave 5 seconds to each side works great for me
I always have butter out?
1min in MWO at 300W
When I'm cooking at home just for the family, I put the butter in a ziploc bag and put it on my cat's belly for 30 min. Works also for when eggs need to be room temp for meringues. The cat will cuddle the eggs and protect
I leave the stick whole and in the wrapper, microwave for 3 seconds, flip the stick, microwave 3 seconds, flip, repeat until soft.
I slice it into quarter inch cubes, spread them out on a cutting board or a plate. By the time I have everything else ready to go it's soft. The increased surface area rapidly speeds up the softening
Microwave way faster.
I'm one of those people who can't abide leaving butter out. However, if I know I "want" to bake I'll plan ahead and leave it on the counter. But I've used that trick with good success in the past, pop it back in the freezer if I've over done it.
I just dont put the butter in the fridge
I put it in my pocket 😱😇
I throw the whole thing on defrost mode for 15 to 20 seconds. Works perfect!
So… Just guess ¼ of the stick to melt then smash the rest. Don't bother measuring ⅛s.
BRILLIANT!! Thank you!! :-))
If you lived in the Middle East, that stick of butter would soften before you even walk up to the microwave
I have a soften butter Tabs on my microwave. Works great.
Microwave 30secs @ 70% power for fridge cold butter. In 15 sec bursts for frozen.
My microwave is low wattage tho so if yours us more powerful, watch closely and probably reduce time a little.
Or I just grate the cold stick of butter into the recipe with a cheese grater and let it sit for a few minutes if it needs to be soft.
Brilliant! I almost always have a stick of butter on the counter in a covered butter dish… Just like my grandmother used to
Drop the wrapped (cold or frozen) stick/s in a container of room temp water for a few minutes, no slicing or wisking.
Nice method. I use a butter bell, as long as I remember to keep it filled I have perfect butter for spreading and such
Melt butter microwave setting; leave in only part of the time allotted.
Ooooh! Thank you.
Now can you comment on how to manage Canadian butter that seems to be firmer at room temp due to what the cows there are being fed?
I defrost in the microwave carefully
I just leave my butter at room temp like a normal person
Great tip! I can see myself doing this all the time.
Love this tip! Thank you! ❤