Brown butter is a delicious and easy way to add flavor to your food. You can make it in minutes by using a stovetop oven or microwave. Here are three simple steps to make brown butter:
- In a small saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat until hot. Add the butter and cook until melted and bubbly.
- Add the brown sugar and cook for 2 minutes, or until melted and bubbly.
- Pour the brown butter mixture into a bowl and stir together until well combined.
Brown Butter made easy for baking and more!
Brown butter is like a secret ingredient when it comes to baking! It enriches the flavor of baked goods, and can also be used as a sauce with all kinds of dishes. Learning how to brown butter is one of those basic skills for cooking and baking that I recommend learning. This step by step recipe makes it super easy so you can add this ingredient any time you need it.
What is brown butter?
Making brown butter is the process of melting and cooking butter on the stove until it turns into a brown liquid, like a sauce. What you are doing is essentially concentrating the flavor (as the water evaporates out), and caramelizing the milk solids within the butter. This is what gives it such a rich flavor. It tastes like butter, but much richer. It has sort of a toasty, nutty flavor. It complements both sweet and savory dishes.
How to Make Brown Butter
Cut butter into cubes and place it in a skillet over medium-high heat. Let the butter melt fully. Whisk melted butter until it turns golden brown. It will foam as you stir. Remove it from the pan as soon as it browns so that it doesn’t burn. Store it for later and use it in whatever recipes you want. Enjoy!
Ways to use Brown Butter
There are SO many ways to use brown butter. Use it as a sauce or glaze, use it in place of regular butter, or add it to recipes that need a little flavor kick. Here are some things you can make with it:
Bake cookies (chocolate chip, oatmeal, snickerdoodles). Use it in banana bread or as a glaze on top. Make blondies or brownies. Drizzle it on top of ice cream. Use it as a sauce for pasta, gnocchi, or salmon.
This is definitely a basic baking skill you should learn, and luckily it’s super easy. This brown butter will truly take your baked goods and other recipes up a notch! If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
