CLARIFIED BUTTER – EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK!

How To Clarify Butter
You can choose any amount of butter you want to start with. I typically will do a half a pound or one full pound of butter at a time. You must use UNSALTED BUTTER. Choose a small sauce pan that easily fits your butter.

Heat the butter over low heat, allowing the butter to melt and come to a simmer. Don’t stir, just let it melt. You will begin to see the white dairy solids rise to the surface. It will look like this

Ingredients
8 oz unsalted butter

Instructions

Place butter in a small saucepan. Heat the butter over low heat, allowing the butter to melt and come to a simmer. Don’t stir, just let it melt.

Carefully skim the surface with a spoon (I use a soup spoon) and get rid of all – or most- of the white, foamy dairy solids.

Strain the remaining butter through a cheesecloth. I recommend at least 5 layers of cheesecloth to get rid of all of the dairy solids.

Discard the cheesecloth and milk solids. Let the butter cool to room temperature.