The Taste of Home Test Kitchen teaches you how to soften butter. We share three easy methods, plus a cheater's strategy. The ...

We've all been there -- you realize too late that a recipe calls for softened butter, and although you've got plenty of butter, it's all in rock-hard sticks hiding out in your refrigerator.

Bake the babàs in a static oven preheated to 340°F (170°C) for 15-20 minutes. Then take them out of the oven, let them cool, ...

It took a while, but I have now softened up to the concept of "house butter." Did you grow up in a butter household? I didn't. It was one of the great mysteries of my childhood, why food tasted ...

And good butter is undoubtedly best at room temperature; it’s hard to beat the gentle slide of softened dairy across a hunk of sourdough. Butter crocks, also known as butter bells or keepers ...