How to Brown Butter

Have you ever browned butter? It’s an easy way to take a recipe that relies on butter up a notch in flavor. Just by cooking the butter a little past the melting point results in the milk solids in the butter browning, and creating a wonderfully nutty aroma. It’s fun to do with butter-based sauces, baked goods that shout

for melted butter, or with vegetables such as winter squash that you sauté in butter. Just be certain to keep your eye on it while cooking; it’s pretty easy to go from browned to burnt.

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