There’s nothing worse than going to take the butter out of the fridge to put on your toast, only to find out it’s completely unspreadable. Okay, okay, there are a few things that could be worse. Like ...

Softening butter is an important step for many baked goods. Using butter while it's cold, softened, and melted all achieve drastically different results when baking. Softened, or room temperature, ...

We've all been there. You're just about ready to bake and you forgot one critical step in the prep process — softening the butter. Kathryn Gordon, chef-instructor of Pastry & Baking Arts at the ...