remainders airtight, preferably with the
original foiled paper and not with aluminum
foil; direct contact with metal can hasten fat
oxidation, particularly in salted butter.
Translucent, dark yellow patches on the
surface of a butter stick are areas where the
butter has been exposed to the air and dried
out; they taste rancid and should be scraped
off.
Cooking with Butter Cooks use butter for
many different purposes, from greasing cake
pans and soufflé molds to flavoring
butterscotch candies. Here are notes on some
of its more prominent roles. The important
role of butter in baking is covered in chapter
10.
Butter as Garnish: Spreads, Whipped Butters
Good plain bread spread with good plain
butter is one of the simplest pleasures. We
owe butter’s buttery consistency to the
peculiar melting behavior of milk fat, which