Comments on: Unsalted Butter vs Salted Butter in Baking

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:52:48 +0000

i always use salted butter in all my recipes , i live in Ireland and it is very hard to get unsalted butter , i’ve never tried using unsalted butter and adding salt in a recipe i must do to taste the difference or if their is one but i know everything i bake is not salty like if you used to much bread soda if you no what i mean x

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:44:49 +0000

I can think of one other reason to use salted butter when baking. My family has been making Swedish Pepparkokar for generations (they are hands down the most delicious Christmas cookie ever and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise). The recipe handed down to me from my parents lists absolutely no salt in the recipe.

I knew nothing about salted vs. unsalted butter and when I started making mine on my own. I just used what I usually bought and it was generally salted butter because a pepparkokar batch once a year was pretty much the only baking I ever did. I usually bring some of mine home for Christmas and for years thought they had an extra punch of spicy flavor compared to those my sister and parents made. Then I discovered that my parents use unsalted butter, which explains why mine have a little more flavor – they have some salt rather than none.

By: Dorothy Kern

Dorothy Kern — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:37:05 +0000

In reply to Beth.

Yes – my rule of thumb is that if it’s an older recipe and says “butter” it is using salted.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:22:27 +0000

In reply to Mary gutierrez.

Older recipes usually call for ‘butter’. If I am using an old recipe from the 1940’s, should I assume it is asking for salted butter? I know back in the 60’s and 70’s, butter was butter. I don’t remember ‘salted’ and ‘unsalted’ at the grocery store, so I’m thinking the old recipes should be made with salted butter. Yes? No? Thoughts?*

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 22:52:50 +0000

Wow great eye opener… love this post I LUV butter …is it healthier than margarine????????do they make LITE butter????

By: Deb Hoste

Deb Hoste — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:10:30 +0000

I buy both and if the recipe calls for unsalted I use unsalted otherwise I only use salted and do not change the salt. My baked goods never taste salty. From past research I have been told and have read that an entire pound of butter has less than 1/2 tsp. of salt.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:59:57 +0000

I wish I could print this to stick inside my recipe books. Thanks for the info!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:26:09 +0000

I run a small bakery, and I ONLY use salted butter. I just don’t add in any extra salt, as you mentioned in the post. I think people get too hung up on this subject …..most would never be able to tell the difference!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:12:55 +0000

Unsalted butter vs salted butter. I just use salted butter and don’t add salt when it calls for it. I’ve tried it both ways and can’t tell the difference. I live alone and don’t bake that often. When I do I end up giving it to neighbors. No one else I know uses unsalted butter. I don’t substitute low fat anything or margarine (Ugh) for butter. I’m 83 and my blood pressure and cholesterol and almost perfect.

By: Mary gutierrez

Mary gutierrez — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:16:35 +0000

I love your recipe and have actually made four of your recipes so far my family love them too something different to cook thanks