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How To Clarify Butter

By Danilo Alfaro, About.com

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Let the Milk Solids Separate

Let the Milk Solids Separate

Let the Milk Solids Separate

Photo © Danilo Alfaro

Let the Milk Solids Separate

The foam on the surface is the butter's water content boiling off. The white residue is the milk solids separating out from the butterfat and water.

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