Clarified Butter

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

  • About

Clarified butter is excellent for cooking because it can withstand a higher temperature when the salt and milk particles are removed. You still have all the delicious buttery flavour without the risk of burning.

Ingredients

  • 225 g butter

Method

Melt the butter gently in a saucepan or in the oven. Allow it to stand for a few minutes, then spoon the crusty white layer of salt particles off the top of the melted butter. Underneath this crust there is clear liquid butter, which is the clarified butter. The milky liquid at the bottom can be discarded or used in a white sauce. Clarified butter will keep covered in the fridge for several wee