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How to Soften Butter Quickly for Baking {It Works!}

December 10, 2015 By Heidi 2 Comments

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Is it time to bake, but you forgot to pull out the butter?  These simple tricks for How to Soften Butter Quickly for baking will save the day!

How to Soften Butter Quickly

Have you ever had an after-dinner craving for some delicious cookies or dessert on a whim, but then realize the recipe calls for softened butter?  Oops!  These easy tricks for How to Soften Butter Quickly work like a charm!  You’ll be indulging in your delicious dessert in no time now!

For whatever reason, I’m a pro at forgetting to pull out my butter ahead of time for a recipe.  So I use these tricks all the time when baking cookies or whipping up some of my favorite homemade Chocolate Frosting.  The key is learning how to soften butter without melting.

So are you ready for another Genius Kitchen Tip?  It’s time to learn how to soften hard butter fast!  No microwave needed!

Microwaving butter can easily get you the wrong consistency for baking, so these are my favorite tricks for how to soften butter without a microwave!

Here’s what you need to do to soften your butter FAST…

How to Soften Butter Quickly

How to Soften Butter Quickly No Microwave

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Tip #1 – How to Soften Butter Quickly for Baking:

Cut up your butter into smaller pieces!  That’s right… smaller pieces of butter will soften much faster and rise to room temperature far more quickly than a stick of butter will.  The smaller you cut your pieces, the faster your butter will be ready to use in your recipes!  After cutting, simply spread out the pieces, flat in a single layer, and your butter will be ready in a jiffy!

How to Soften Butter Without a Microwave

Tip #2 – How to Soften Butter Quickly With a Rolling Pin:

Roll out your butter with a Rolling Pin!  Yes… the same theory goes for this: a thinner piece of butter will soften faster than a thicker stick, right?  Simply place unwrapped stick of butter between 2 pieces of large wax paper, and gently roll out with your rolling pin.  Once your butter has been flattened, remove the top piece of waxed paper, and your butter will be soft and ready to use within minutes!  Easy-peasy!

How to Soften Butter Without Melting

Tip #3 – How to Soften Butter Quickly With a Cheese Grater:

Grate it on the Cheese Grater!  Check out this tip from your frugal friend…

Janet writes: “I just had this problem and I grated mine on a cheese grater and it worked perfectly”

Tip #4 – How to Soften Butter With a Hot Glass:

Did you know you can also soften butter just by using a warm cup?

Christina writes: “Put hot water in a glass to heat up the glass itself. Empty the water out and put the glass upside down over the stick of butter”

See?  I told you these tricks were easy!  So the next time you need butter softened quickly, you’ll know what to do!

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Comments

  1. Jaime says

    December 10, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    I’ve always had trouble with softened butter! I’ve had butter sit out and literally be hard at room temperature so I guess it all depends on where you live. So, I discovered a way to fix that by putting the butter in the oven with just the oven light on for an hour or so and it works every time!

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    • Heidi says

      December 10, 2015 at 7:16 pm

      How interesting, Jaime, I never would have thought to try that… thanks for sharing that creative tip!

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