| − | '''Clarified butter''' is a form of [[butter]] which has had the [[milk]] [[solid]]s removed, leaving only the [[liquid]] [[fat]]s. Clarified butter is used in [[cooking]] when the [[flavor]] of butter is desired, but the cooking requires a temperature above that at which milk solids burn. Additionally, since clarified butter does not contain [[lactose]], it can be used for those who are [[lactose intolerant]].<ref>Cooking for Engineers, [http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/131/Clarified-Butter ''Clarified Butter'']</ref> | + | '''Clarified butter''' is a form of [[butter]] which has had the [[water]] and [[milk]] [[solid]]s removed, leaving only the [[liquid]] [[fat]]s. Clarified butter is used in [[cooking]] when the [[flavor]] of butter is desired, but the cooking requires a temperature above that at which milk solids burn. Additionally, since clarified butter does not contain [[lactose]], it can be used for those who are [[lactose intolerant]].<ref>Cooking for Engineers, [http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/131/Clarified-Butter ''Clarified Butter'']</ref> |
| − | Clarified butter is made by slowly [[melt]]ing butter, then skimming the solid from the top. | + | Clarified butter is made by slowly [[melt]]ing butter, which causes the water to evaporate, the [[whey]] [[protein]]s to move to the top, and the casein particles to move to the bottom. The middle, liquid layer is the clarified butter.<ref name="McGee">Harold McGee, ''On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen''. Scribner: 2004.</ref> |