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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:29 PM Mar 2019

Didn't see any other appropriate place to put this.

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by eppur_se_muova (a host of the Science group).

My hobby is cooking. Recently I set about figuring out how to solve issues that I have had in the past with my fresh baked cookies.

But in that process I came upon something that opened my eyes. On the weekend over several weeks I set up test batches of cookie dough, baked the cookies then measured how well they stood up to the past cookie issues that I had. The drawn out timeframe caused me to use butter purchased from three different places. Maybe I should have known this, but something labeled "Butter" does not have to be 100% from butterfat, according to the FDA, Grade AA butter must possess a fine and highly pleasing butter flavor. Wow, pretty scientific requirement there. My cookies told me that even some name brand butter fell short. I finally settled on a cultured, handmade 100% butterfat butter that I buy at a health food store, and goodnight was the difference in cookie results plain to see.

I guess it is possible for an aging dog to learn new tricks.

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Didn't see any other appropriate place to put this. (Original Post) Blue_true Mar 2019 OP
Try 'Cooking & Baking.' elleng Mar 2019 #1
Somehow I missed that forum. Thanks, I will drop in on and off from now on. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #2

elleng

(130,865 posts)
1. Try 'Cooking & Baking.'
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:34 PM
Mar 2019

Was recently a post and discussion about Irish Butter.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/115779323

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
2. Somehow I missed that forum. Thanks, I will drop in on and off from now on. nt
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:45 PM
Mar 2019
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