Browned Butter
Browned butter is a secret ingredient to many savory and sweet recipes. The process of browning the butter is quite simple and takes less than 10 minutes but it's very important to watch the butter as it browns very quickly. It adds a wonderful warm nutty flavor which makes it the perfect base for my chocolate chip cookie stuffed with Nutella recipe.
Ingredients
- 2½ sticks unsalted butter I am using the cultured butter I made in the previous post but any butter will work just fine. Make sure it is unsalted.
Instructions
- Place chopped cold butter into a medium sauce pan.
- Turn heat on medium to medium high and melt the butter. Stir occasionally.
- Continue to heat and stir butter until it begins to foam and bubble.
- Cook for a few minutes more. The foaming will subside and you will see pale yellow bits forming in the melted butter.
- Once you see the butter begin to turn golden in color turn the heat to low and continue watching and stirring. You want to take off the heat as soon as it deepens in color.
- Once you see a golden amber color, take off heat and pour into glass container to cool.
- Scrape brown bits from pan into container and allow to cool overnight in fridge prior to making cookies.