{"id":15917,"date":"2025-09-09T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/?p=15917"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:57:21","slug":"butter-vs-margarine-in-baking-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/butter-vs-margarine-in-baking-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Butter vs. Margarine in Baking: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15917\" class=\"elementor elementor-15917\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7f51fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7f51fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6669d11\" data-id=\"6669d11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfe0af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdfe0af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When strolling down the dairy aisle, you might have noticed butter and margarine sitting side by side. They look similar and are often used interchangeably, yet they are very different. Each is made through different processes &amp; each can bring a noticeable difference in flavor, texture, and structure when used in baking. Let\u2019s dive into the key differences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12f2a5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12f2a5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0920b43\" data-id=\"0920b43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a73d355\" data-id=\"a73d355\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c7bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8c7bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-1024x374.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15944 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-1024x374.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15944 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnails--e1757364188540.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc6b22\" data-id=\"2bc6b22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c261a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c261a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f4834\" data-id=\"99f4834\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c4afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0c4afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What Is Butter?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbf136a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbf136a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a5fe0\" data-id=\"31a5fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2ab5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe2ab5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Butter is made through the process of churning cream. Different butters have different fat content. By law, butter must have at least 80% butterfat to be sold as &#8220;butter&#8221;.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">That fat content gives baked goods:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Rich flavor<\/strong> \u2013 butter has a naturally creamy, slightly sweet taste.<\/li><li><strong>Tender crumb<\/strong> \u2013 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/cat\/946\/cake-decorating.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cakes<\/a> and cookies, it coats flour proteins and prevents too much gluten formation.<\/li><li><strong>Browning<\/strong> \u2013 butter helps pastries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/categories.asp?id=181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cookies<\/a> achieve that golden finish.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87041a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87041a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e9c76\" data-id=\"76e9c76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3621690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3621690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Types Of Butter &amp; Its Fat Content <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-012b2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"012b2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0afa74\" data-id=\"b0afa74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0060a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af0060a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>U.S. butter:<\/strong> typically contains 80% fat. The remaining 20% is composed of water and milk solids.<\/li><li><strong>European\/ foreign butter: <\/strong>typically has a high fat content, ranging from 82% to 86%.<ul><li><strong>France:<\/strong> French butter is famous for its richness. Butterfat typically ranges from 82-85%. Some hand-churned butters like \u00c9chir\u00e9 AOC Beurre de Baratte and specialty \u201cextra-dry\u201d butters made for croissants\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/cat\/182\/pastry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pastry<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Ireland:<\/strong> Irish butters such as Kerrygold are around 82% butterfat. Known for its deep yellow color from grass-fed cows.<\/li><li><strong>Denmark:<\/strong> Danish butters are around 82% butterfat. They are known for their consistent quality &amp; are popular worldwide.<\/li><li><b>Italy &amp; Spain:<\/b> 82-86% butterfat &amp; similar to French\/Danish. The Italian brand Burro Occelli has butters with up to 86% prized for both flavor and baking.<\/li><li><strong>Switzerland:<\/strong> Select premium brands reach 84-86% marketed to chocolatiers and pastry chefs.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Just the extra 2-6% makes a richer, creamier, and softer butter, which is often preferred by professional bakers. Why do bakers prefer European butter? It contains less water, which steams less in the oven,\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">resulting in flakier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/cat\/182\/pastry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pastries<\/a>\u00a0and laminated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/dept.asp?id=771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doughs<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The 86% butterfat butters are mostly from France, Italy, and Switzerland, being that they are the main producers of specialty patisserie butters for professional baking.\u00a0 These higher-fat butters are labeled as &#8220;extra dry&#8221; or &#8220;patisserie butter&#8221; because they&#8217;re made specifically for laminated doughs, where drier, fattier butter gives a better lift and flakiness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca20b97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca20b97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5acb6e\" data-id=\"d5acb6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed594a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed594a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1b9792 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1b9792\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9ce0f\" data-id=\"8e9ce0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd42733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd42733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What Is Margarine?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9a595f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9a595f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596a551\" data-id=\"596a551\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867ac92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"867ac92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Margarine is a butter substitute made from vegetable oils blended with water, flavorings, and emulsifiers. Its fat content can vary, but high-quality baking margarine is usually formulated to be similar to butter.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Margarine is:<\/p><ul><li><strong>More affordable<\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s generally less expensive than butter.<\/li><li><strong>Softer<\/strong> \u2013 spreads easily and can be easier to cream straight from the fridge.<\/li><li><strong>Neutral in flavor<\/strong> \u2013 doesn\u2019t offer the same depth of taste as butter.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c684d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c684d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0861f47\" data-id=\"0861f47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f27e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f27e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Types Margarine <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-595628f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"595628f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f047d3\" data-id=\"6f047d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7f1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd7f1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Not all margarine is created equal; the type you choose can make a difference in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/dept.asp?id=771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baking<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>American Margarine<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Typically has around 80% fat, though some brands may be as low as 60%.<\/li><li>Available in sticks or tubs<\/li><li>Examples: Country Crock, Imperial, Blue Bonnet (stick versions are closer to butter in fat content).<\/li><li>Works well for everyday baking but may lack the depth of flavor found in butter.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-367339a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"367339a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87cc753\" data-id=\"87cc753\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995d022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995d022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>European or Foreign Margarine<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Often contains a higher fat content of about 82\u201385%, making it closer to European-style butter.<\/li><li>The higher fat gives a richer mouthfeel and better texture in pastries.<\/li><li>Example: Stork (UK) or certain bakery margarines used in professional kitchens.<\/li><li>Preferred by some pastry chefs when butter is too expensive or when plant-based alternatives are required.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a5190 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a5190\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc76057\" data-id=\"bc76057\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66815da elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66815da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3919ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3919ef0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d60a528\" data-id=\"d60a528\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f4b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25f4b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How They Affect Baking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-767ef02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"767ef02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-673b7f7\" data-id=\"673b7f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04be8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04be8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>\u00a0<strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Butter wins in flavor. Its richness enhances cookies, cakes, and pastries, while margarine tends to taste more neutral.<\/li><li><strong>Texture:<\/strong> Butter provides a flakier texture in pie crusts and puff pastry because of its water content (which creates steam). Margarine can make baked goods softer but less flaky.<\/li><li><strong>Consistency:<\/strong> Margarine has a higher melting point, which can help cookies hold their shape, while butter may cause more spreading.<\/li><li><strong>Shelf Life:<\/strong> Margarine often has added stabilizers, giving baked goods a slightly longer shelf life compared to butter-based recipes.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d30b7f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d30b7f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b51184\" data-id=\"7b51184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab4718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aab4718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c627e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c627e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd677dd\" data-id=\"cd677dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29773c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a29773c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Should You Use?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5555265 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5555265\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b82a969\" data-id=\"b82a969\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a84bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a84bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>\u00a0For the best flavor and flaky textures, go with butter.<\/li><li>For budget-friendly or dairy-free needs, margarine can be a good alternative.<\/li><li>For professional results, especially in laminated doughs like croissants, most pastry chefs prefer butter.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When strolling down the dairy aisle, you might have noticed butter and margarine sitting side by side. They look similar and are often used interchangeably, yet they are very different. Each is made through different processes &amp; each can bring a noticeable difference in flavor, texture, and structure when used in baking. 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