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*SPECIAL* Sweet Butter (Unsalted)

*SPECIAL* Sweet Butter (Unsalted)

Grassland Sweet Butter (Unsalted) is a USDA Grade AA butter made from pasteurized sweet cream and packed i... Read more
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Grassland Sweet Butter (Unsalted) is a USDA Grade AA butter made from pasteurized sweet cream and packed in 1 LB solid blocks, 36 to a case. Unsalted butter is the usual choice for baking because it puts salt entirely under the recipe's control and lets the clean, creamy flavor of the butter itself come through in doughs, batters, and laminated pastry. Baker's Authority stocks it refrigerated by the case of 36/1 LB and offers it in bulk and wholesale quantities for bakeries, restaurants, and production kitchens.


What It Is

This is a solid one-pound block of unsalted butter, each block individually wrapped, from Grassland Dairy in Wisconsin. It carries the USDA Grade AA mark, the top grade for butter, which is awarded on flavor, body, color, and salt. The block format has practical advantages over retail quarter sticks: it is faster to cut and weigh, easier to soften evenly, and holds its shape when pounded out for lamination.


Flavor and Texture

Sweet cream butter has a mild, fresh dairy flavor without the tang of cultured butter, which makes it a neutral base that does not compete with vanilla, chocolate, fruit, or spice. Unsalted, it tastes cleaner and slightly sweeter than salted butter, and it browns into a nutty, caramel note when cooked. The texture is smooth and dense, creams easily with sugar at room temperature, and stays pliable rather than brittle when chilled for pastry work.


Culinary Uses

Unsalted Grade AA butter is used throughout the pastry kitchen and across the savory menu:

  • Cookies, cakes, pound cakes, and muffins where the butter is creamed with sugar
  • Pie crusts, shortbread, and tart shells
  • Laminated doughs such as croissants, danish, and puff pastry
  • Buttercreams, frostings, and fillings
  • Brioche and enriched breads
  • Sauces, sautéing, and finishing in savory kitchens
  • Table butter at restaurants that season at the plate

Because there is no salt in the block, a recipe written for unsalted butter comes out exactly as written, and a chef can season a beurre blanc or a compound butter to taste rather than working around salt that is already there.


Dietary Information

This butter contains milk. It is kosher certified OU-D and gluten-free. It is made from pasteurized cream.


Storage and Handling

Keep refrigerated. The blocks can also be frozen for longer holding and thawed in the refrigerator before use. For creaming, bring the butter to a cool room temperature so it gives slightly under a fingertip; for laminated and flaky doughs, keep it cold and firm. Store away from strong-smelling foods, since butter readily picks up odors.


Bulk and Wholesale Options

Sold by the case of 36/1 LB, with a case weight of 38 LB, and shipped refrigerated. Bulk and wholesale quantities are available for high-volume production, and the one-pound blocks make it simple to portion a case across a week of baking or to hold part of it in the freezer.


Brand

Grassland Dairy is a family-owned Wisconsin butter maker whose roots go back to 1893, when the Wuethrich family arrived from Switzerland and began churning butter from local farm cream; the company has operated as Grassland since 1911.


Product Identifier

Item Number: D-11006


Key Takeaways

  • USDA Grade AA unsalted butter from pasteurized sweet cream
  • 1 LB solid blocks, individually wrapped, 36 per case
  • Clean, mild flavor that leaves salt under the recipe's control
  • Suited to creaming, lamination, buttercreams, enriched breads, and savory cooking
  • Kosher OU-D, gluten-free, contains milk
  • Keep refrigerated; can be frozen
  • Case of 36/1 LB, 38 LB, available in bulk and wholesale

FAQ

What does Grade AA mean on unsalted butter?
Grade AA on unsalted butter is the highest of the USDA butter grades, above Grade A and Grade B. USDA graders score butter on flavor, body and texture, color, and salt, and a Grade AA product has to show a fresh, sweet flavor with a smooth, spreadable body and no off notes.
How long does unsalted butter keep in the freezer?
Unsalted butter keeps well in the freezer for several months when it stays tightly wrapped, since the low water content and high fat resist ice damage. Keeping it in the original wrapper inside a sealed bag limits odor pickup and freezer burn. Thaw blocks in the refrigerator rather than on the counter so the outside does not soften before the center.
What is the difference between sweet cream butter and cultured butter?
Sweet cream butter is churned from fresh pasteurized cream, while cultured butter is made from cream that has been fermented with live cultures first. The culturing gives European-style butter a tangy, more pronounced flavor and slightly lower moisture. American Grade AA sweet cream butter is milder and is the standard for most professional baking formulas.
How much salt should be added when substituting unsalted butter for salted?
Substituting unsalted butter for salted usually means adding about a quarter teaspoon of salt for every half cup, or one stick, of butter the recipe calls for. Adding the salt to the dry ingredients keeps it evenly distributed. Going the other direction, from salted to unsalted, is harder to correct, which is one reason professional recipes are written for unsalted.
How many cups are in a pound of butter?
A pound of butter equals two cups, or the equivalent of four retail quarter-pound sticks. A one-pound solid block can be cut into four equal pieces to match stick-based recipes, or weighed directly, which is how many bakery formulas are written.