Dumb Question.....salted/unsalted Butter???

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29apr00 Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:03am
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What the heck is salted or unsalted butter??? icon_redface.gif I'm going to make the buttercream dream recipe thumbs_up.gif but have no idea what kind of butter to get! I thought there was only 1 kind of butter! Probably not Country Crock Churn Style, right?? icon_wink.gif

Thanks!

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dodibug Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:19am
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Most of the time cooks/chefs will use unsalted butter so they can control the amount of salt/seasoning in the recipe. I normally use Land O' Lakes salted butter in my buttercream recipe but my recipe doesn't call for extra salt like some do. I have made it both ways and I like the flavor better with the salted butter. You definitely want to use a good quality stick butter.
Enjoy!

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Jaremcal Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:22am
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We use salted butter, walmart brand. People like the taste so I'm sticking with it.

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heiser73 Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:29am
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I use the buttercream dream recipe and I like it better with salted butter.

But you can try them both to see what you like.

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lsawyer Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:30am
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Regular butter is salted (I believe it's 1/4 t of salt per stick). Otherwise, the box will say "unsalted butter."
Unsalted butter has a higher melting point than salted. And Crisco's is even higher. Then there's the king of high melting points: Alpine or Sweetex shortening (Alpine has the highest melting point). These are great for hot, humid summers.

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milal Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 2:04am
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I always us Salted with no complaints.

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TrinaH Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 2:08am
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Isn't Country Crock (churn style or not) a vegetable spread or margarine?

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sbcakes Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 2:18am
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I use salted butter, it tastes very good in my BC, and the salt is supposed to cut down on some of the sweet! I buy mine at either Costco, or Walmart!

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beccakelly Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 2:45am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrinaH

Isn't Country Crock (churn style or not) a vegetable spread or margarine?




i use margarine for my vegan buttercreams all the time. tastes great!

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29apr00 Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 12:39pm
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But the buttercream dream recipe calls for 1 stick salted AND 1 stick unsalted?? So do i need to use both, or just one or the other?

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dodibug Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:10pm
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If the recipe calls for both use both. And if your house is like mine butter won't go to waste. You can cook with or freeze the leftover sticks of butter.

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Destini Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 1:18pm
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I make the buttercream dream recipe all the time. If I want it to be less sweet I use all salted butter. I also use Land O' Lakes.

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29apr00 Posted 22 Mar 2007 , 3:09pm
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Land-o-lakes. Thanks Destini!!

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