If you've been softening your butter in the microwave - like pretty much the rest of us - it looks like you may have been doing it all wrong in the first place.
It might seem like an easy thing to do, but softening butter is one of those kitchen tricks that is a lot harder than you'd immediately think.
Let's face it, how many times have you ended up with a bowl of yellow liquid instead of actual butter?Well, it looks like that watery liquid may be a thing of the past, as a recipe blog on social media has shared their own hack on the best way to soften your butter - and it doesn't involve the microwave.
Turns out, all you really need is a warm glass and you're good to go. The new nifty kitchen trick was shared to the Easy Daily Recipes Facebook page, reports The Manchester Evening News.The post read: "One of the best baking tips ever.
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