It's Time to Buy Butter!

I'm on my way out in a few minutes to go buy butter. "Butter?", you say. Yes butter, because butter (good butter, not a cheap store brand) is $2.50 a pound at my local grocery store. That's more than $1.00 under the normal price. I'm going to buy at least 10 pounds. I'll keep a pound or two in my fridge and the rest goes into the freezer. It is recommended that butter only be frozen for four months. I've kept mine longer with only a slight darkening. My baked goods came out just as good as normal.

Besides butter, it's time to stock your baking pantry, if you haven't already. This is the time of year when the baking ingredients are the freshest. Below are check-lists just for you.
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All-Purpose Dessert Making and Baking List
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2008 Butter Being Creamed with BeaterBlade+ Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com.

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