Butter substitute?

[lupinfarm]

My bread recipe says I can substitute Oil for my butter, which makes me happy LOL because butter is expensive and we have no money right now.

 

[Farmfresh]

I vote for olive oil or .... BACON DRIPPINGS! My dad used to use that on his biscuits. Great for dieters? Probably not!

 

[Wifezilla]

Bacon is GREAT for dieters...low carb dieters that is

 

[SKR8PN]

If you are interested I found this....so in a pinch maybe, keep these supplies on hand and you have margarine.



Blender Margarine



2/3 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder


2 packets Butter Buds, dry butter flavoring (optional, for flavor)

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup fresh water

4 drops yellow food coloring (optional, for color)

1-1/2 cups corn oil or other good tasting vegetable oil

This is one of those cool recipes that makes you feel like an alchemist in the kitchen. You do need a blender to make this recipe. Non-electric blenders can be found at www.Lehmans.com or by Googling Hand Crank Blenders. A regular electric blender will work too.

Begin by measuring the dry milk powder, Butter Buds, salt and fresh water into the blender. Add the food coloring if you are using it and process the mixture for a few seconds. Remove the center of the blender lid. With the blender running, dribble in the oil in a thin stream. This is important. If you dump the oil all in at once, the recipe won't turn out, so add the oil slowly. The mixture will thicken and become very creamy. When all of the oil has been added the mixture will be very thick. Turn the blender off. Scrape the margarine into a resealable container. You should have about 2-cups of margarine or the equivalent of a pound.

The flavor of the oil is very important to this recipe. Only use fresh, high quality oil. Corn oil tastes good, as does safflower oil. Canola oil will work also, but I do not recommend soybean oil. I made it with soybean oil the first time because I had a big gallon of it I was trying to use up. The recipe turned out fine, but didn't have the delicacy of flavor that it did when made with corn oil. I would not use olive oil in this recipe.

If you do not have Butter Buds, then increase the salt to 1/2-teaspoon. Butter Buds give the margarine a light, buttery flavor that I enjoy, but not everyone does. Use this margarine as a spread and for seasoning vegetables. Do not use it for frying or baking. The water content makes it spatter when frying, and makes cakes fall when baking.

Thanks FarmerChick!! Right click- save as!!!

 

[FarmerDenise]

I have substituted applesauce for butter many times. It makes a nice spread on bread, and also works in cakes and bread. Unfortunaltely I cannot remember the details, it's been a while.

When I was very young my parents were very poor. We often went hungry. My mother would put lard on my slice of bread and sprinkle it with salt. I still love it. Although I often substitute bacon fat these days, great with sliced pickles.