Can you tell the difference?
chris wrote:
> Mary: LOL Of course if you gotta have a cookie, that bit of salt in
> the butter wouldn't stop me! NO way, no how. But I put my foot down at
> margarine. Just no excuse. I would rather have nothing.
Margarine? What's that?
>
> Chris
>
>
> Merryb wrote:
> > chris wrote:
> >
> >>Merry wrote:
> >>
> >>>Frank103 wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I have heard that pastry chefs usually prefer unsalted butter rather than
> >>>>salted butter. When it comes to cakes and cookies, can you actually taste
> >>>>the difference between salted and unsalted butter? I guess people who are
> >>>>professionals can but can most others tell the difference? thanks in
> >>>>advance.
> >>>>Frank
> >>>
> >>>I use unsalted butter- most recipes call for salt anyway, so why ruin
> >>>what you are making with more. If I must use salted, I reduce the
> >>>amount of salt called for in the recipe
> >>
> >>
> >>Merry:
> >>
> >>My yes you can. Especially in a butter cookie recipe. At Christmas
> >>time I bake a lot of cookies that are mostly butter, nuts and flour adn
> >>I can taste the difference. It might be because I generally have a low
> >>salt diet so can taste the difference more readily but I know many other
> >> people who can tell as well.
> >>
> >>Chris
> >
> > I think you misunderstood me- I never use salted butter in baking, but
> > I have once or twice in a pinch. You can tell it's there, but if you
> > gotta have a cookie...
> >
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