auntjojo27
Assistant Cook
When a dessert recipe calls for butter does that mean “salted” or can I substitute “unsalted” without negatively impacting the flavor? Brownies and cookies?
Same here for the same reason.I pretty much ignore the 'unsalted butter' requirement.
It's kind of irrational to call for unsalted butter in a recipe then ask you to add salt as the next ingredient. Taste testing is a valid way to determine if salt levels are good for you.
Especially Ina Garten, who then proceeds to add enough salt to her latest recipe to give the entire population of East Hampton a heart attack.You have reminded me of one of my peeves. Watching a cooking show and they say they use unsalted butter so they will have better control of the amount of salt in the recipe.
An entire pound of salted butter contains 2/3 tsp of salt, which mean each stick contains 1/6 tsp. That is 1/48 tsp per Tbs. If you think that much salt is going to affect your recipe, then worry about wheter to use salted or unsalted butter. .