Clarified Butter

By Thom7747

Clarified butter is ideal for cooking pancakes, blini, and crêpes because it can be heated to high temperatures over a long period of time without burning. This recipe yields quite a bit, but it can easily be reduced by using 1 stick of butter.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from thomcooks.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place the butter in a small heavy saucepan and melt over low heat.

Remove from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes.

With a spoon, carefully remove the foamy white butter fat that has risen to the top and discard.

Spoon the next layer of clear golden liquid into a bowl.
This is the clarified butter.

Discard any remaining solids that remain in the saucepan.

Cool the clarified butter and place it in a covered container.

Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks or freeze it and use as needed.

Makes 1 cup.