'''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 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> |