Follow these methods to soften butter correctly for baking and more.

Butter is back. After decades as a dietary pariah, it’s a star ingredient in everything from brown butter pasta to gooey butter cake, and you may have noticed the growing variety at the supermarket.

Butter is a dairy product made by churning milk or cream to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is one segment of the dairy market that includes milk and milk-based products. Domestic ...