
I have noticed that most recipes mention using unsalted butter. Given that the right amount of salt is key to a delicious dish (sweet or savory), this one point makes a lot of difference.

When using unsalted butter, you can control the amount of salt you are adding to your food. So when you add salted butter into a recipe, you don’t really know how much salt you are adding. The amount of salt in salted butter differs from brand to brand. However, it’s always better to use unsalted butter in recipes, especially when it’s a dessert. Technically, there is no difference between salted and unsalted butter except for the salt, of course. So, can you substitute unsalted butter with salted butter or the other way round? One of the most common confusion and question people have about butter is the difference between salted and unsalted butter, and if they can be substituted for each other.Īll my recipes use unsalted butter, and I always get these questions – can we use salted butter instead? Or for recipes that mention salted butter, can you use unsalted butter instead? Does the type of butter matter to your final recipe? Photo by Sorin Gheorghita on Unsplash Safe to say, using butter the right way is a very important factor in creating a good dessert.

The moistness of a cake, the flakiness of a pie, and the smoothness of a caramel sauce all come from butter. It’s not only one of the most loved foods in the world, but it’s also one of the most commonly used ingredients in baking. Ah butter, what do we say about our dear butter.
