For this reason, cookies are often much easier to make dairy-free. Simply replacing the butter with margarine or vegetable shortening almost always does the trick. Using oil successfully, however, depends a good deal on the other ingredients present in the recipe.
Using oil in recipes with liquid syrups and ground nuts will produce a cookie with a shortbread texture. On the other hand, using oil in combination with egg yolks and either liquid sweetener or granulated sugar will produce a soft and chewy cookie with a cakey texture. If you choose to use oil and liquid sweetener without eggs, in most cases you will either produce a thin, crisp cookie or a cookie with a muffin-top texture. Generally, in cookie recipes and other dense, sweet dessert recipes like pie dough and cobblers , using margarine and shortening is the best choice.
The exception to this rule is for baking cookies that do not use baking agents or are meant to be somewhat dense and dry. For biscuits and pastries that typically use baking agents or yeast and little or no sweetener, using oil will leave the finished product lacking in both texture and flavor. These recipes are much more successful using soy margarine or shortening than anything else.
Combining oil with ground nuts in biscuit or pastry recipes will not allow for the floury, breadlike texture that defines these baked goods. Furthermore, using extra eggs for richness will not allow for the desired dry texture and will produce a somewhat cakelike consistency. Really, oil does not do these products justice. This is not to say that oil cannot be used in these recipes, but the result will be vastly different from the traditional product made with soy margarine, shortening, or another semisolid fat.
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I am making a sponge cake instead of using butter can I use cooking oil , the recipe I am using needs g of butter , how much cooking oil should I use to replace the butter. Hi what changes did cooks make to the traditional pound cake to make it more tender and flavorful?
Hi Jess, thank you so much for sharing this Substitutes for Butter in Baking very helpful to me Hi, I need to substitute butter in Christmas fruit cake due to my husbands health. He loves fruit cake, please help. Thanks for sharing. I have not tried Greek yogurt, avocado and apple sauce for substituting butter in baking. I have to try them. Muffins come out tender and rise nicely. Pear-sauce can be made by cooking down ripe pears and mashing as you would for making applesauce. I am sorry to hear that, I have used vegetable oil for many cookie recipes without a problem.
Be sure to reduce the amount used, and not use the full amount the recipe calls for, if using oil as a substitute. I needed to double a cake batch but used the last of my butter for the first one.
The only yogurt I had was honey vanilla flavored, so it gave the cake a delicious flavor. I used to substitute oil with butter. Though the taste maybe different, but the quality will stay the same. Oh wow, I never knew this until I read your article. Very interesting and very good info. Definitely going to try it! I love butter and use a lot of it but am always running out. I was aware of the applesauce and yogurt substitutions but not the other ones.
Thank you this is a great help. I do like cinnamon applesauce in apple cakes or muffins. I have also used strawberry applesauce in cake recipes and the kids loved it. I am wondering about cream cheese as a substitute in cookies. Have you ever tried it? If so how did it go? Thank you for this and all your other great posts. I ran out of butter so I was wondering what to use.
I found this and it was a lifesaver thank you. Do you need to melt the coconut oil first say when replacing butter in a cake mix or should you put it in in its solid form? Thank you for sharing this awesome list! I used olive oil in place of butter in a chocolate chip cookie recipe, and, other than an oilier feeling, they taste exactly the same!
Thank you so much for saving the day. Susan, you are absolutely correct! It should be "or" instead of "and," correction made! Thanks for the great catch! Great post! I ran out of butter after the holidays, and this post was a lifesaver. One thing, though: In 3, Buttermilk, it says to make your own buttermilk, "Just add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice AND vinegar per cup of milk.
I always have yogurt or buttermilk in the fridge but not butter. And I am very pleased to learn that I can skip the butter altogether. I do have a question though. Can I do this in cake recipes that use eggs? Or does that have to be adjusted as well? Thank you. We are a vegan family but on holidays, I try to make something that we used to have and yet substitute the dairy. Thank you for these very helpful suggestions. My sweet grandson has so many food allergies, one being dairy.
This grandma is on a mission. I must find a great cookie recipe for him. Going to try all of the subs suggested. I received a message from Abhijit asking "I found your post regarding butter alternatives for baking very useful. Only whole wheat flour was used. Thanks Abhijit! Thank you for the substitute list, with all the bullying etc in school children these day with so many additives and preservatives in every day food I thought I would try this, organic marked items are often not stocked in super markets and labeling by manufacturers can't always be believed unfortunately.
Good suggestions. I use a lot of these substitutes myself, as too much butter can upset my stomach. There are several things to keep in mind, including how stable these oils are when they're heated. Shortening is a type of fat used in cooking and baking. This article reviews what shortening is and whether it is good or bad for your health. Vegetable and seed oils are highly processed oils that are easily damaged during cooking.
Some studies suggest that they can cause harm and contribute…. Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Replacing butter Baking Fats and oils Other substitutes Spreads Margarine Bottom line Butter is a popular spread and baking ingredient that some people nonetheless avoid for various reasons. Still, you can enjoy foods in plenty of ways without the need for butter.
This article explores various ingredients that can be used as butter alternatives. Share on Pinterest. Why you may need to replace butter. Fats and oils that can replace butter in baking. Other substitutes for butter in baking. Substitutes for butter as a spread. Margarine — an unsuitable substitute. The bottom line. Read this next. Butter Nutrition Facts and Health Effects. Nondairy Substitutes for 7 Common Dairy Products.
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