Why Do Recipes Call for Unsalted Butter? | EpicuriousUnsalted butter is made by churning fresh cream until the milk fat separates from the liquid (buttermilk), a process that involves whipping the cream until it thickens, then breaks, yielding solid butterfat clumps and buttermilk. The butterfat is then rinsed with cold water to remove residual buttermilk and shaped, creating a pure, sweet cream product without added salt, giving bakers control over seasoning
