Re: butter vs ghee

[Guest guest]

> is clarified butter the same as ghee? If so what is the benefit of

using ghee over regular butter? I've heard of frying in ghee, does it

not turn brown as easy as plain butter?

Clarified butter & ghee are similar and the words are somethimes used

interchangably, both have had the milk solids removed from them and are

essentially just fat. In the making of ghee, the solids are usually

(but not always) allowed to brown before removal. You can fry at a

higher temperature in ghee OR clarified butter without a problem, the

smoking point is around 375F. The smoking point of butter is around

300F BUT the milk solids start to burn too at a lower temp.

[Guest guest]

Ghee doesn't " burn " the way butter does. Personally, I don't care for

the taste of food fried in ghee, much prefer lard or tallow for frying.

Belinda

is clarified butter the same as ghee? If so what is the benefit of

using ghee

over regular butter? I've heard of frying in ghee, does it not turn

brown as

easy as plain butter?

Mrs. Siemens