how to use as real butter?
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It's not really usable as a bread spread, but it's great for adding to vegetables or rice. You can add some of the powder to hot water, stir it up, add a few spices and drizzle over baked potatoes for a buttery sauce.
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Try mixing it with coconut oil if you want a buttery flavored spread. Actually, I prefer ghee for this purpose. It takes a very small amount of ghee to get a very buttery flavor. I usually just use this for cooking as it is less expensive than ghee. Fat is necessary in our diets. The old propaganda about how bad saturated fats were was based on false data. Scientific studies have found that the opposite is true - but all saturated fats are not the same. Animal based fats are more problematic for many people to digest. That's why some buttery flavor added to coconut oil works very well. Someone posted that it will never taste like real butter. It IS real butter that has been dehydrated. Most likely this person has never actually tasted "real" butter. The flavor varies according to what the cows were fed. The consistency is what is different after being dehydrated just like the consistency of any dehydrated product is not the same as it was originally even after re-hydrating it. The calorie content is the same because only the water has been removed.
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you can't. It will never taste like real butter. You can add it to your baking to give a buttery taste, but I never found a way to use it as a substitute for butter, not even in vegetables. Since it has the same calories as butter, I couldn't figure the advantage. I ended up tossing it.
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I had to google the instuctions bu basically add water until it makes a consistancy you like. I found that after adding water its not at all like the consistency of the real stuff but i use it in baking. I hav emade a number of breads and side dishes that required butter but due to my location (afghanistan) getting it wasn't easy to do (or economical). It works great in recipies and sprinkled on dry (potatoes). I added 1 Tbsp of warm water to 1/4 cup Butter Powder,
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I use it for my body butters. Always sterilize first -I put mine through the dishwasher on hot setting and then when done, pour very hot water into them and then pour it out and invert on a clean paper towel until I use it. Don't forget the lids also
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Yes, you can. The time will vary, but as long as you keep at it, this machine will make almond butter. At first it will look like a lot of chopped nuts, possibly powder. Let it continue. It'll start looking clumpy and slightly wet. After a while, it becomes smooth. Mine takes less than 15 minutes.
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Trying to add real butter during the cooking process would interfere with the cooking time. What I've learned from trial & error is to split the oil (I use peanut) 1 tbl & melted real salted butter 1 tbl added to PowerCup & not after cooking. I imagine you could add 2 tbl melted butter & no oil as well. I add sea salt to the kernels before cooking (I'm not a big salt user) to keep the amount of sodium low but still gives a salty flavor. If you use just salted butter you may find you don't need to add any additional salt. I like my combo because the popcorn is not as greasy. I've also tried almond oil & would consider trying other oils but they are expensive. I hope this helps you out? Trying to add real butter during the cooking process would interfere with the cooking time. What I've learned from trial & error is to split the oil (I use peanut) 1 tbl & melted real salted butter 1 tbl added to PowerCup & not after cooking. I imagine you could add 2 tbl melted butter & no oil as well. I add sea salt to the kernels before cooking (I'm not a big salt user) to keep the amount of sodium low but still gives a salty flavor. If you use just salted butter you may find you don't need to add any additional salt. I like my combo because the popcorn is not as greasy. I've also tried... » Read More Trying to add real butter during the cooking process would interfere with the cooking time. What I've learned from trial & error is to split the oil (I use peanut) 1 tbl & melted real salted butter 1 tbl added to PowerCup & not after cooking. I imagine you could add 2 tbl melted butter & no oil as well. I add sea salt to the kernels before cooking (I'm not a big salt user) to keep the amount of sodium low but still gives a salty flavor. If you use just salted butter you may find you don't need to add any additional salt. I like my combo because the popcorn is not as greasy. I've also tried almond oil & would consider trying other oils but they are expensive. I hope this helps you out? « Show Less
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This is from the Artisan Coconut Butter website, and any of the 3 methods they recommend works great.: There are several ways to warm up your jar of Coconut Butter. Option 1: You can put the jar into hot water. Option 2: You can put it in the microwave. Please be aware that the fibers in the Coconut Butter will scorch very easily. We recommend no more than 15-20 seconds at a time. Which leads us to option 3: wrap the jar in a heating pad and then walk away. Whatever option you choose, once the jar is warm all the way thru it will be semi liquid and easily spreadable. Depending on the temperature of the room it has been known to stay soft for several days. Suggestion for future use: Our favorite thing to do is to warm the jar all the way thru and then pour the Coconut Butter into ice cube trays. Put the trays in the fridge or freezer. Once the Coconut Butter is solid again, pop out the cubes and keep them in the fridge so they will maintain their shape. That way you only have to heat a small portion at a time instead of working with the whole jar.
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Thaw butter to room temp before spooning into keeper...using back of spoon, push butter down into 'bowl' of keeper, smoothing off at top. I use one stick at a time. Also, use cold water in container, changing every couple of days. I love having butter ready to spread with this keeper. Enjoy using it!
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It has no salt at all so it won't taste like butter actually. I use it in all my cooking recipes in place of shorting and to replace some if the butter.
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You cook with it as you would any oil. The only difference is that, it's in a solo state until it has liquified. I have replaced this and Olive oil for Vegetable oil. You can even use coconut oil as a substitute for butter.
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YouTube, Google, and trader Joe's would be your best bets.... I made some body and hair butters with the mango butter I purchased. Using all essential oils bought from earthfare. Just be careful not to heat the butter too much, nor in the microwave.
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I haven't tried butter, but it would probably work if the stick of butter were frozen!
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Thomas, these are not meant to be boiled. Put a stick of butter in the butter mill, let it soften a few minutes, and twist, twist, twist. It makes beautiful THIN ribbons which melt quickly into hot bread, or corn, or on a baked potato. I love mine. But it wouldn't be useful if you wanted already-melted butter.
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I prepare my Shea butter by scooping out chunks into a glass bowl, and using a dedicated blender to make smooth. Then I would add any additional oils, i.e. olive or grapeseed that I like and essential oil of choice. Blend again until all combined and the consistency is smooth. I store or in a glass container.
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It's pretty easy. I usually use indirect heat: hot water in a container put foil at the top and place the mango butter on top. It doesn't even need to be boiling hot water. Hope this helps. Also, as most butters are sealants, oils in addition to the butter is best for the hair. The butter alone will make the hair a little lack luster. It is an amazing sealant though.
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You take your butter, hopefully real salted or un salted butter, and press it into the dome part of the keeper. Then you put some water, not a lot, just enough to form a seal and put it in the cylinder of the keeper, then turn the dome back into the cylindrical part. It's the best. Sometimes I have not pressed enough and when I open the keeper the butter is floating in the jar. I just scoop it up, press it tighter and keep on going. Naturally, if you live in an area that is normally very warm, I'm not sure how it will react. I live in Maryland. Hope it works for you. We love ours.
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I use real butter instead of oil. Most of the time I simply wipe the pan clean with a paper towel. I don't have much trouble with sticking.
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I use to make meals in jars, such as Au Gratin potatoes, mac and cheese, muffin mixes, cake mixes and more. It has a better shelf life than putting real butter in the jars, and taste the same when cooked.
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I think it can although it won't taste the same as using regular butter. But he does say on his website that ghee can be used. I would probably use just the ghee and not the blend but it may end up being a matter of taste more than anything else.