Follow these methods to soften butter correctly for baking and more.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the past, I was often indifferent about a recipe calling for softened butter. I would just throw a stick of cold butter in the ...

Heating a glass bowl with hot water, then drying it and inverting it over your stick of butter creates gentle warmth that softens butter in about 10 minutes. This technique has become wildly popular ...

Use a warm glass or glass bowl to gently soften butter without melting it. Cut cold butter into cubes to speed up softening at room temperature. Avoid direct heat or high microwave power to prevent ...

Beating butter with a rolling pin is the quickest, most foolproof method for achieving evenly softened butter. A stand mixer or microwave are both effective tools, but proceed with caution to ensure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Softened butter is easier to cream with sugar, allowing air to be incorporated into the mixture. The air bubbles that form then ...