After a round of pretzels, spaetzle and schnitzel, my friend Amanda Hesser, CEO of the website Food52, shared a disturbing discovery: For years, her mother had baked with salted butter.

After some research — oodles of recipe are online — I learned that traditional Gâteau Breton has just four ingredients: Flour, butter, sugar and egg yolks. In Brittany, cooks use salted ...

Suddenly, I started seeing salted butter all over the place. Baking expert Chadwick Boyd calls for it in his Greek Yogurt Biscuits and Chamomile Coconut Cake recipes. Bestselling cookbook author ...

Chop ½ cup of the butter ... salt. On rare occasions when I crave a sweet biscuit, I’ll add 2 tablespoons sugar and the zest of 1 lemon to the dry ingredients. To turn the biscuits into a ...

Salted butter is a big deal in my family ... It’s definitely on the richer side, making it ideal for spreading on toast or biscuits. I also appreciated the fresh, grassy aroma, which enhances ...

Made with lots of salted butter, the dough has just enough flour to hold it together and just the right amount of light brown sugar. The chocolate is cut into chunks to prevent chip congregation ...

Make-Ahead Tips: The biscuits can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Rewarm to crisp in a 325° oven. The Salted Maple Butter can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to ...

I listened as Parisian chefs proudly proclaimed when an ingredient came from Brittany, watched as neighborly dinner parties ended with cakes of the Breton ... Butter in Brittany was originally ...

Made with lots of salted butter (it has a slightly different flavor and a deeper saltiness than using just salt), the dough has just enough flour to hold it together and the right amount of light ...