Substitute Unsalted butter (US conversion) for Salted butter (demi-sel)
What salted butter (demi-sel) does in a recipe: French recipes default to demi-sel (~0.5-3% salt); convert both directions.
Unsalted butter (US conversion)
per 1 cup salted butter
US1 cup unsalted + 1/4 tsp fine salt
Metric227 g + 1 g salt
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The American standard for salted butter.
What changes: Lightly salted
More options: all 2 Salted butter (demi-sel) substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Unsalted butter (US conversion) for Salted butter (demi-sel)?
- per 1 cup salted butter — US: 1 cup unsalted + 1/4 tsp fine salt. Metric: 227 g + 1 g salt.
- Why does Unsalted butter (US conversion) work as a Salted butter (demi-sel) substitute?
- The American standard for salted butter.
- What changes when you use Unsalted butter (US conversion) instead of Salted butter (demi-sel)?
- Lightly salted
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