Any Home Bakers Here?

[azurbanclucker]

Of course, the nerd in me had to go look around to find an answer about softened vs melted butter. Turns out, the science behind it is that warmer butter (melted) spreads more during baking, so you get a flatter cookie with a gooey middle and crunchy edges. You can offset that with more flour, or creaming your sugar and butter at room temp.

Browned butter cookies are another critter entirely though. So grain of salt.

 

[R2elk]

Of course, the nerd in me had to go look around to find an answer about softened vs melted butter. Turns out, the science behind it is that warmer butter (melted) spreads more during baking, so you get a flatter cookie with a gooey middle and crunchy edges. You can offset that with more flour, or creaming your sugar and butter at room temp.

Browned butter cookies are another critter entirely though. So grain of salt.

If you really want to be a nerd about it, look up what the differences will be between using butter, lard, oil or shortening in a recipe.

 

[Aria]

Of course, the nerd in me had to go look around to find an answer about softened vs melted butter. Turns out, the science behind it is that warmer butter (melted) spreads more during baking, so you get a flatter cookie with a gooey middle and crunchy edges. You can offset that with more flour, or creaming your sugar and butter at room temp.

Browned butter cookies are another critter entirely though. So grain of salt.

WOW...a lot learned ...thank you for sharing.

 

[azurbanclucker]

If you really want to be a nerd about it, look up what the differences will be between using butter, lard, oil or shortening in a recipe.

I like lard for things like tortillas and funnel cake.
I don't think I can recall the last time I used shortening, but I also do not do a ton of baking where it would come into play.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

When I was a kid, we used shortening for pie shells

 

[R2elk]

When I was a kid, we used shortening for pie shells

I still use shortening for pie crusts but lard is what we used when I was a kid.

 

[Aria]

I still use shortening for pie crusts but lard is what we used when I was a kid.

I never use LARD.

 

[R2elk]

I never use LARD.

Lard has been proven to be healthier than shortening.

 

[Aria]

Lard has been proven to be healthier than shortening.

Never heard that. WOW...a retired College Professor ...still
learning. ha ha

 

[cavemanrich]

My SIL is "The Baker" in the family. Makes her mad that her cookies are always flat and mine poof up, but she always uses melted butter.

Keep that secret from her to yourself