How to Speed Up the
Butter Softening Process
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Butter provides not just an excellent base for flaky baked goods, but it also gives us that too-delicious buttery taste.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFTENED BUTTER
When creaming together butter and sugar, your butter needs to be soft enough to react with the sugar properly.
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SOFTENING BUTTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
The most obvious and classic way to soften butter at room temperature is to let it sit at room temperature on your kitchen counter!
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SLICING BUTTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
Cutting butter ahead of time in smaller pieces increases its surface area, letting your room’s warmer temperature heat it a bit faster.
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SOFTENING BUTTER WITH THE MICROWAVE METHOD
You’ll only want to do this for a few seconds, and it might take some testing to get the right amount of time.
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INDIRECTLY HEATING BUTTER
When heating butter in this way, it should take only 5-10 minutes to soften butter if your water is hot enough.
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