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If you have thought about or you have decided to start baking, good for you! Following these baking tips will make your experience more enjoyable and easier. Butter has a narrow melting range, 82.4°F to 96.8°F, so it will melt quickly even at low temperatures. To avoid burning, melt butter on low temperature settings and watch carefully. When baking cookies, bbq grills be sure to sift the flour, salt, and baking powder together, even if the flour says it is pre-sifted. This is the key to fat cookies. When cutting butter, cut cold butter into 1/2 to 1 inch chunks, and then add dry ingredients. Using a pastry blender gently cut and press the butter into smaller and smaller pieces until the mixture looks like course crumbs. 

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