Question

1. to \cream\ butter and sugar means to: *melt them togethermix until light and fluffyboil until thickenedcombine by hand

Explanation:

Creaming butter and sugar is a common baking technique. When you cream butter and sugar, you use a mixer (usually a stand mixer or hand - held electric mixer) to blend the butter and sugar together. The sugar crystals cut into the butter, creating tiny air pockets. As you continue to mix, more air is incorporated. The end result is a light and fluffy mixture.

• Melting them together would result in a liquid or semi - liquid state, which is not the goal of creaming.
• Boiling until thickened is a different process, often used for making syrups or certain sauces, not related to creaming.
• Combining by hand (without the proper mixing action) would not incorporate enough air to make the mixture light and fluffy.

Answer:

Mix until light and fluffy