I have to make brownies for tomorrow but I just opened my fridge and realized the only butter I have left has salt in it. The recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon of salt so should I just leave the salt out. Do you think the salted butter will put a strong salty flavor in the brownies??...I have never baked with it before, I just use it for toast!
2007-02-23 12:26:02 · 20 answers · asked by Jane A 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Leave the salt out and use the salted butter, been there, done that.
This is an added edit: do you know why there's salt in sweet products you make at home? It's to help with the olfactory senses so you taste more sweet because of the quality of the goods we bake with
2007-02-23 12:28:45 · answer #1 · answered by Steve G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a rule of thumb, I always buy unsalted butter. However, I often up the salt a pinch in my recipes, because often when I'm baking, that extra pinch is just enough to bring out the other flavors of a recipe. It's a little trick from cooking. However, if you're again, working with candy or something specific, then FOLLOW THE RECIPE. Candy is puuurely chemistry, and doesn't give you as much leeway as your average brownie recipe does. Also, the extra salt---if added correctly can make a recipe taste richer than it actually is. That's a trick I use with making lo-cal or whole grain recipes. However, if you don't have a heap of experience, then taste the batter and guide yourself from there. But extra salt is hard to get out,so taste it with just the salted butter first and see how you like it.
2007-02-23 20:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Tasha N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not . . . salted butter is in fact the most common type of butter. The amount of salt "taste" it has is very minimal. You can safely use salted butter AND salt in a recipe together. In fact, when it comes to baking, it's best to follow the recipe exactly. You know what they say . . . cooking is an art, but baking is a science. Good luck with the brownies! :)
2007-02-23 20:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by ZumZum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead and leave the salt out of the recipe. The salted butter should be fine. This will not make them taste salty.
2007-02-23 20:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by happygurl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I came across the same problem before and I ended up using the salted butter and just ommiting the salt from the recipe. My cookies turned out fine :)
2007-02-23 21:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by curious_cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the salted butter and then taste the batter if it needs more salt use it. an entire pound of salted butter has about a teaspoon of salt.
2007-02-23 20:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by marc_calzone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time salt comes into question when baking with butter is atually when making candy. Otherwise use as for margarine or butter. Either is fine.
2007-02-23 20:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by The Squirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taste the batter without putting in the salt. If not salty tasting, put in 1/8 tsp of salt..should balance okay.
2007-02-23 20:30:43 · answer #8 · answered by born2babble 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only buy lightly salted butter. Baking and for toast and such. Just follow the recipe... It will turn out fine.
2007-02-23 21:52:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use the salted butter and leave out the added salt.
2007-02-23 20:30:36 · answer #10 · answered by macruadhi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋