The bakers of King Arthur are here to solve the kitchen conundrums you share with us, whether it’s on the phone, computer, or by the good old postal service. In Ask the Baker’s Hotline , Annabelle will pick the brains of the talented King Arthur Baker’s Hotline team to tackle some of your most-asked questions.

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Baking season is in full swing, and that means we’re making cookies , cakes , and bread galore. Since many of these recipes call for softened or room-temperature butter, you might find yourself with some leftover and wondering if it’s OK to put back in the fridge. Or maybe you had plans to bake and set your butter out, but then something came up and you had to postpone. Can you refrigerate butter after it has been softened?

Ryan from our Baker’s Hotline is here with the answer.

Photography by Rick Holbrook; food styling by Yekaterina Boytsova

Can you put softened butter back in the fridge?

You sure can! It will still work the next time you want to bake.…