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It depends on what the oil was for. If it is a recipe, especially for baking, you can use butter as substitute for oil. It is not recommended to substitute butter to fry something because it tends to burn in a hot pan, you should use oil to fry.
Yes is can! Just don't use as much oil as butter. Butter is thicker than oil so don't make it too sloppy.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoSometimes. The best time to substitue oil for butter is when frying or sauteing foods in a pan or pot. In recpies for baked goods, however, it is best not to subsitute ingredients out and is always better to follow what the recipe calls for.
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∙ 13y agoNo, this would taste terrible, but you can substitute margarine for butter.
Sorry, I have to disagree. Margarine tastes nasty to me, even a little bit in a recipe. It would depend on the recipe if you could use butter in place of oil. Butter and oil are equivalent fats and are pretty much interchangeable in recipes; margarine and spread are not interchangeable with butter or oil in recipes because they are not equivalent fats. A tablespoon of oil is the same amount of fat as a tablespoon of butter but a tablespoon of margarine is fat, water, and some strange, miscellaneous ingredients.
When a recipe calls for a small amount of oil, it is usually to help retain moisture. When a recipe call for a larger amount of oil, it is to make the end product very moist and soft. I have been know to substitute applesauce for oil when the recipe calls for a quantity, like a quarter cup or more. I don't like the taste of a quantity of oil in a recipe either and applesauce adds the moisture without the fat.
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∙ 16y agoNo, butter has a much lower smoking point than cooking oil. Butter will burn and taste bad if used over too high a heat.
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∙ 14y agoYes, if the butter is supposed to be melted.
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∙ 13y agoThat would really depend on the type of food you are preparing. You can use butter instead of oil to prepare certain foods such as grilled cheese, eggs, pancakes, etc.
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∙ 14y agoYes. you can also use margarine, shortening, etc.
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∙ 13y agoYES WHEN YOUR COOKING STUFF like chicken
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What can be substituted for one cup of oil?
butter
What can be used instead of oil?
butter or PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can butter be used for vegetable oil?
In cooking butter can be used for vegetable oil, but it cannot be substituted in baking.
Can butter be substituted for vegetable oil in cake?
Yes, the two are interchangeable. However, oil usually results in a moister texture to the finished cake.
Can corn oil be substituted for butter in oatmeal cookies?
no it cannot. it can actually burn your cookies. you can use margerine though.
Can you replace shortening with vegetable oil in oatmeal cookie recipe?
Vegetable oil and butter are two types of shortening. All fats and oils are shortening, and can be substituted for each other, but this will affect the flavour and texture of the food, as some shortenings have stronger and different flavours, and also have different melting points.
How much butter would you use to substitute five eighths of a cup of vegetable oil?
= Butter, Substitutes = Unsalted butter can be substituted for regular butter in any recipe. It is NOT necessary to add salt. Margarine can also be substituted for butter. Do NOT use lowfat spreads or light butter for baking.
What can be substituted for shortening in a fruitcake recipe?
Butter!
Is there a substitution for vegetable oil?
Any neutral-tasting oil can be substituted; canola oil, soybean oil, corn oil, etc. If you want a richer taste (and more saturated fat), you can try clarified butter (ghee), depending on the dish.
How many cups of cooking oil can be substituted for 8 ounces of butter?
If you can make the switch, 1/2 cup for 8 ounces. Some things have to be butter to make the finished product.
How do you make a cake with applesauce?
Applesauce is substituted in baking for the oil that the recipe calls for.
Can vegetable oil be substituted for melted shortening?
It depends on the recipe. Shortening becomes solid at room temperature while vegetable oil does not. So vegetable oil may be substituted for melted shortening only in recipes that do not depend on shortening becoming solid for texture when cooled.
