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Salted Butter Benefits: The Case for Salted Butter

It’s Actually Pretty Great.

The difference is simple – salted butter is churned with salt whereas unsalted butter does not contain salt. Many bakers, cooks, and experts claim that unsalted butter is best, but actually, salted butter is really delicious. Learn about unsalted butter as well as salted butter benefits.

 

Reasons Why Unsalted Butter is More Popular

Unsalted butter is simply churned cream – it’s butter in its simplest form. Many say it has a natural sweetness and it is the freshest form of butter.

Those that advocate for unsalted butter say it’s the absolute best for baking and even cooking because you have complete control over the amount of salt in your recipe. It’s for those that are told to watch their sodium intake or those afraid of over-salting their cooking. In fact, in many modern recipes that call for butter, they mean unsalted butter.
 

Salted Butter Benefits

First of all, it’s important to note that each brand of salted butter varies with its salt content – so it is important to read the labels.

Now, on to why salted butter is so good…

Salt naturally enhances flavor, therefore, it heightens the flavor of butter and brings out all the nuances while balances the naturally subtle, sweet cream. Additionally, salt is a natural preservative that adds an extra 30 days of shelf life for butter.

Salted butter is best when warm bread as the heat further pronounces the flavor of the butter. It’s also great used for cooking so long as you know how to improvise by tastings in order to properly season and adjust your dish according to your taste preferences.

And even if many proclaim that you must use unsalted butter for baking, you can totally use salted butter as it makes your baked good even more buttery tasting.

The fact about unsalted butter is that it is never as tasty when restaurants serve it with bread. You find yourself looking for the salt shaker to make the salt tastier. And adding salt to unsalted butter is not the same because in salted butter the salt is fully dissolved and evenly distributed throughout the butter.

Try it for yourself and taste the difference.
 
 


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