Eli5: why do so many baking recipes require milk and butter are they not essentially the same thing chemically?

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Eli5: why do so many baking recipes require milk and butter are they not essentially the same thing chemically?

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Because the majority of recipes often require some source of fat (butter, margarine, oil, lard), and butter is pretty much pure dairy fat. There’s just not enough fat in milk alone to accommodate for most recipes.