Can I use salted butter instead of unsalted butter when baking if the recipe states to use the latter?

Answer 1

(I got this information from the link below, I hope it helps)

Butter comes two ways: salted and unsalted. Salt is added to butter for flavor and as a preservative so it will have a longer shelf life. Salt, however, can sometimes overpower the sweet flavor of the butter and can also mask odors. Additionally, the amount of salt added to salted butter varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, so it's hard to know how much extra salt you're adding to a recipe. Using unsalted butter allows the chef to control the amount of salt in a recipe.

If you have no choice but to use salted butter in a recipe, the rule of thumb is to omit about 1/4 teaspoon salt per 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter.

Unsalted butter has a short shelf life because it contains no preservatives. If you buy unsalted butter and do not use it right away, it is best to freeze it. If properly wrapped so it won't pick up any odors, butter can be frozen for around six months. Just remember to defrost the butter overnight in the refrigerator before using it.


So... as a recap, you can use salted butter in place of unsalted, just omit about 1/4 teaspoon of salt for every 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter.

Answer 2

Since you are only going to use 2 ounces of butter in your recipe, you might want to think about only taking out 1/2 tsp. of salt instead of a full tsp. But this substitution should be fine since salt is usually only used as an ingredient to combine the flavors n the rest of the recipe and not to actually add so much of its own flavor. Good luck! :)

Answer 3

It rather depends on what you're cooking. If it's a sweet recipe the salt may ruin it, but if it's a savoury dish you probably won't notice the difference. However, it it's a sweet recipe and there's salt elsewhere in the recipe just reduce the amount of salt that you add.

Answer 4

sure, and if it says to use milk, you can substitute tomato juice...lol, just kidding you. actually i think there is a reason for the unsalted butter, but i'm not sure what it is except to make something for people who shouldn't have salt...

Answer 5

The salt is put in the butter as a preservative. I can't taste it, but you may be able to.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

nope, certainly not... trust me, I'm Italian and a good cook... if you use salted butter you'll have a really salty bread or cake... be careful!