Salted vs unsalted butter

dinkypinky, May 30, 6:20pm
what is the difference when used in baking? i made choc brownies the other day using unsalted, and they weren't the same as usual. . !

natalie9, May 30, 6:30pm
I never really thought about it till buying Nigella's Express recipe book and she uses unsalted in all her recipes for whatever reason... I sometimes buy unsalted when it's the same price or cheaper... so didn't really answer your question sorry!

harrislucinda, May 30, 7:10pm
whenthereissomuchsaltin ourfooditwontmakeanydifferenceto yourbakingImakemyownbutterandneveraddsaltanduseitforbaking

dinkypinky, May 30, 7:44pm
yes i agree - i was trying to reduce the amount of salt in our food, but did find my banking tasted quite different, and did look a bit differnt too

donnabeth, May 30, 9:43pm
My old Alison Holst book says a pinch of salt makes your baking tender.

cgvl, May 30, 9:55pm
if using unsalted butter always add apinch of salt to your baking. Leave the salt out if using salted butter though.
Salt is a flavour enhancer

rainrain1, May 31, 7:08am
ghastly ghastly stuff

lilyfield, May 31, 7:45am
salted butter in Germany and Switzerland quite unknown. All patissery has a finer flavor with using unsalted butter. Though I never understand why we have to pay more for it- id manufacturers leave something out.

uli, May 31, 12:22pm
It is dearer because they make so little of it LOL :)

NZ has never moved out of the dark ages when butter was salted into wooden barrels and shipped to England without refrigeration... .

rainrain1, May 31, 5:15pm
Thank christ

maandpa2b, Jun 23, 5:19pm
If I find a baking recipe that has salt in it I use unsalted butter. It's esp good in things like icing if you don't want that salty taste