Butter is an essential ingredient for many of the classic baking recipes that we know. From cakes to muffins, including cookies, butter acts as a binding element that gives consistency to the dough with which these desserts are prepared. It is also an ingredient that provides juiciness, flavor and texture to any of these recipes. However, butter poses a small handicap before preparing the dough: what can we do to make it melt quickly?
When you take the butter out of the refrigerator, it is normal that it is hard enough to start cooking with it immediately. If you have already planned the preparation of the dessert, just remember that you should take it out a few hours before, but if it is an improvised recipe, the first thing that comes to mind may be to put it in the microwave. Well, just know that it is not the last way! User @TheJenGLV, with more than 500,000 followers on TikTok, has shared an eye-catching “motherly” trick for melting butter, thanks to which you will prepare the best cookies.
The first thing you should do is find a container large enough to cover the piece of butter that you are going to use in the recipe. Ideally, it should be made of ceramic or aluminum, have a handle to hold on to and avoid plastic or glass containers, which is what the cook explains for the next step. For example, she has chosen a huge breakfast cup.
Next, use a separate pot or kettle to heat water. When it has boiled, pour the water into the container you have selected and let it sit for a while to transfer the heat. If it burns when you touch it, you’ve done it right. Once the container is very hot, you can move it and use it for another time.
Next, place the piece of butter on a plate on a firm, safe surface. Finally, cover it with the container that has held the water for about 5 to 10 minutes and try not to uncover it too much. The heat of the water conserved by the container will help the butter soften enough to facilitate cooking, without melting.
Once uncovered, check with a knife if it is soft enough. So easy and fast! The butter will melt better in the mixer or mixer and you will not have to resort to the microwave again to melt it, with the risk of causing a mess.
