A Hint for Drawn Butter
Ingredients
Directions
If drawn butter separates, add a small piece of ice or 1 tablespoon of cold water. Beat it thoroughly until smooth.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Drawn butter
- Provides the rich fat base; separating is what the ice or cold water corrects.
The step that matters
Adding the ice or cold water. Drawn butter separates when its emulsion breaks as it cools or is overheated. A small amount of cold liquid or ice lowers the temperature and helps the fat and water-solids re-emulsify, while thorough beating works them into a smooth, stable mixture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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