{"id":14666,"date":"2010-11-24T00:50:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T04:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=14666"},"modified":"2018-11-28T19:11:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:11:44","slug":"how-to-quickly-soften-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/how-to-quickly-soften-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Quickly Soften Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever started a recipe and then realized you needed to soften butter and all your butter is stored in the fridge? When I lived up north, I could store my butter on the counter in a butter crock<\/a>. But now that I live in the south it is too warm to store butter on the counter.<\/p>\n

I found out the hard way that melted butter is not the same as “softened butter” in recipes.<\/p>\n

A few years ago my sister showed me this simple tip to quickly soften butter when you are baking.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

How to Quickly Soften Butter<\/h1>\n

Take a stick of butter (or however much butter you need for the recipe) and place it in a Ziploc bag.<\/p>\n

\"butter\"<\/p>\n

Fill a bowl or container with warm water. Place the butter in the Ziploc bag in the warm water.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the years I’ve found that my pyrex measuring cup<\/a> is just the right size for a stick of butter.<\/p>\n

In a few minutes you will have soft butter that is easy to spread or use in a recipe. The key to getting the butter soft, but not melted is to use warm water, not hot.<\/p>\n

I don’t recommend heating the water in the microwave because it will be too hot and melt the butter. Warm tap water will be hot enough to soften the butter quickly.<\/p>\n

Delicious Recipes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oatmeal Pancakes with Walnut Butter<\/a> (Gluten-Free)<\/p>\n

Apples & Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Butter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple Butter Stuffed French Toast<\/a><\/p>\n

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a> (Gluten-Free option)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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