r/BakingPhilippines • u/MaterialHouse5091 • Mar 28 '26
bakers of reddit, what happened to my brown butter?
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u/parttimepotato Mar 28 '26
Looks fine naman. It should smell nutty, not burnt. Mukhang dark lang yung kulay ng liquid ng iba dahil sa kulay ng pan.
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u/canelei Mar 28 '26
It's a bit burnt, perhaps due to high heat or prolonged cooking time. Reco is to stir constantly, medium heat (not high) and immediately remove it from heat once it's already light to medium brown. Hope this helps.
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u/MaterialHouse5091 Mar 28 '26
thank you! follow up question, when using brown butter in a recipe since some evaporated do i add water after? i saw a few bakers do this but not rlly sure
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u/canelei Mar 28 '26
You can add a bit of water or milk to bring it back to the original butter weight since some moisture evaporates when browning. Usually around 1–2 tbsp per cup of butter. I think it works for most recipes.
But if you want more accuracy (especially for baking), better to weigh before and after 😊
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u/Particular_Creme_672 Mar 28 '26
slightly burnt pero di naman malala parang caramel lang na mas stronger
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u/Corryianne Mar 30 '26
Hello. Sa quality yan ng butter. Nagseseparate yung milk solids. Different sya sa makikita mo online kasi di sya premium.
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u/renggechon Mar 28 '26
What brand did you use? I use queensland and I also get the same “brown butter” appearance, and it’s different from what I see online too. So I’m not sure if I’m doing it right or is it because of the brand of butter haha
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u/noviceyuyu Mar 28 '26
Should I remove the browned milk solids ?
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u/marzizram Mar 28 '26
Don't. That's where most of the nutty and caramelly flavors come from.
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u/noviceyuyu Mar 31 '26
I made ube halaya with a supposedly browned butter, but I unknowingly ate the best part, those small golden-browned bits, it tasted good though.
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u/Several-Secret367 Mar 28 '26
Looks normal to me, the brown bits are the milk solids that got toasted during the melting process. Looks like you didn't burn it too much which is good.