Can I substitute SALTED for UNSALTED butter in a recipe?
LAND O LAKES® Salted and Unsalted Butter are the same Grade AA quality butter. The only difference is that one has salt added and one does not. When you see a specific butter listed in a recipe, it is because that is the product the recipe was tested with. You can use salted and/or unsalted butter interchangeably in any recipe without compensating for salt.
Unsalted butter gives recipes a uniquely delicate, cultured flavor (and, it is not necessary to add more salt to the recipe). When you are baking recipes where sweet cream is the main flavor - such as butter cookies and pound cakes – the sweet delicate flavor of unsalted butter will really come through.
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