In Baking Hows, Whys, and WTFs, food editor Shilpa Uskokovic will answer your burning baking questions and share her tips and tricks for perfect sweets. Today, how can you soften butter, quickly? I am ...

1. Fill a tall glass with boiling hot water and line a small plate with a paper towel. 3. Pour out the hot water from the glass, then immediately place the empty hot glass over the stick of butter.

Learn how to make butter in a food processor. Making butter at home is fun and super easy to do. It is not necessarily cheaper than buying butter, it all depends on how cheap you can buy the heavy ...