Clarified Butter Recipe

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	The reason to clairify butter is so that it can be heated to a higher temperature without burning. In the clarifying process, impurities or minute solids that would burn, are removed. Sometimes it is the only kind of fat that will do in a recipe because of its more delicate flavor than olive oil. Sometimes a recipe calls for a combination of oil and butter and you should always use clairified butter. A school of thought suggests that in clarifying butter most of the bad cholesterol is removed and it becomes a far more healthy fat. 1/4 lb unsalted butter
	Melt butter over very low heat for a few minutes. Strain through several thickness' of cheesecloth into a covered jar and store in the refrigerator. The Indians take the butter and bring it to a rolling boil which they maintain gently until the solids clump together and fall to the bottom of the pot in whitish lumps. They strain the butter which is then called Ghee. Prepared this way the butter does not have to be refrigerated and will last for months.