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Creaming

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The process of thoroughly mixing and whipping butter with eggs that are combined with various dry ingredients to create a uniformly smooth mixture in which the butter is evenly distributed. When mixed completely, the butter mixture provides a light and fluffy textured result that is uniform in consistency, so that air pockets and air holes in baked goods are eliminated.

Creaming butter successfully requires experience and a butter that has a cooler temperature throughout the butter. If butter is warmed to room temperature of 70ºF, then it becomes soft and somewhat mushy for mixing. As the butter is mixed with sugar, the temperature increases to approximately 75ºF creating a Creaming batter that is slick, shiny and wet in appearance. This results in a more compact and dense result when making various baked goods. If the butter is kept cooled, it cracks when pressure is applied, which is better for the desired results. Therefore, butter that is warmed to only 60ºF and mixed with sugar will result in a temperature increase to 65ºF or slightly higher, providing a more airy, light and fluffy Creamed batter that makes a puffier and more open textured result for baked goods.

Incorrect Creaming
Incorrect Creaming
Correct Creaming
Correct Creaming
Cookies made with properly creamed butter produce a thicker result. The thinner cookie was made with poorly creamed butter.
Cookies made with properly creamed butter produce a thicker result. The thinner cookie was made with poorly creamed butter.
Warm butter gives easily to pressure while cold butter cracks.
Dented warm butter compared to dented cold butter

USDA Nutrition Facts

Cream, fluid, light (coffee cream or table cream) (USDA#01050)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 195
Protein 2g
Total Fat 19g
Total Carbohydrates 3g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g
Potassium 122mg
Sodium 40mg
Cholesterol 66mg

Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized (USDA#01054)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 257
Protein 3g
Total Fat 22g
Total Carbohydrates 12g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 8g
Potassium 147mg
Sodium 130mg
Cholesterol 76mg

Frozen novelties, ice cream type, vanilla ice cream, light, no sugar added, chocolate coated (USDA#42074)

Calories 226
Protein 6g
Total Fat 10g
Total Carbohydrates 27g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 8g
Potassium 305mg
Sodium 104mg
Cholesterol 10mg

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