Quick Tip: Butter

I don't use margarine. It's not because of too many other reasons than the fact that cooking with butter makes everything turn out better. Sure butter is more expensive, but a little of it can go a long way!

• Butter makes cookies melt in your mouth; Margarine makes them rubbery and hard.
  
• Butter makes pancakes crispy around the edges; Margarine makes them soggy and tough.
  
• Butter makes cinnamon rolls flaky and taste like toffee on the inside; Margarine makes them tough (for lack of a better word)!
• Butter makes banana bread light and fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth yummy!; Margarine makes it more dense and chewy.

The list goes on. Butter is just better. I make no claims to be a dairy lover. Quite the opposite, in fact. But butter is 'better for you' than margarine, regardless (think hydrogenated oils and chemicals all over the place!) and just gives you that added edge to make your baked goods (and anything else you use it for) win that gold medal!!