How can you soften butter quickly?

Do you also forget that you need to warm the butter to room temperature before using it? With this quick and easy method, that''s no longer a problem.Butter is the base for many cakes and other desserts, so it''s important to prepare it as the recipe dictates. But we''ve forgotten to use butter countless times, and when the step says to use room temperature butter, we just freeze a little. Of course, we have simply forgotten that, and we have recently started to prepare the dessert, and of course we don''t have time to wait for the butter to come up to room temperature. First of all, let''s remember that you could heat it in the microwave, which wouldn''t be a bad idea if the microwave doesn''t heat it up too much, and the butter ends up slightly melted in the microwave. As such, the butter and sugar do not form the correct texture, which can lead to a confectionery disaster.

Why room temperature butter?

Butter is a solid fat that can hold air. When you mix sugar and butter to create a cream-like structure, you want the butter to accept and hold the air. During baking, this trapped air expands and produces a fluffy dessert. However, if the butter is cold, the ingredients will have a harder time binding together and the result will be a hard lumpy icing, a compacted cake and so on. However, if the butter is warmed to room temperature, the ingredients come together very easily as they are warmer and create a smooth batter with an even texture. The golden rule: smooth dough with trapped air = a dessert with a uniform texture and the right flavour. Cold ingredients do not bind together as they should.

How do we speed up the heating of butter without a microwave?

If you want room temperature butter, you need to warm it at room temperature for at least an hour before using it. Since we often don''t have that much time to prepare a dessert, or we don''t decide to heat the butter in time, here are a few tricks to help us get everything done in time.One way: pour 500 ml of water into a microwave-safe container. Heat the water in the microwave for 2 minutes until it is hot. Add the butter to a microwave-safe plate. Remove the hot water from the microwave and place the butter in it. Close the microwave door quickly. Do not heat the butter in the microwave using any programme, the trick is that the heated environment of the oven will soften the butter within ten minutes.