You can make what is sometimes referred to as a "whisked sponge" (I think it may be the same as an angel food cake, but I'm not sure) it's also the same method used to make a Swiss roll sponge. It's a cake recipe that involves whisking egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks, then adding flour and the egg yolks (sometimes a leavening agent such as bicarb). The batter is then baked. This is completely free of butter, margarine or oil. The only downside is that the sponge does not last long before going stale (due to lack of fat) - you get a couple of days at most.
You can also substitute applesauce or yogurt for the oil/butter in most recipes. it will change the consistency a little.
If it calls for margarine, there shouldn't be a problem. If it calls for butter, the butter is probably a large part of the flavor and oil probably shouldn't be used.
NOPE.... use shortening or margarine = soft cookies, use butter = crispy cookies. If you use oil, you'll have a mess.
You can also maybe use shortening.
Yes. Margarine is basically solidified vegetable oil, so you should be able to substitute it in a cookie recipe without a problem.
Butter or margarine can be used instead, adding a couple of extra tablespoons per cup of shortening called for in a recipe.
Yes. You can also use olive oil, margarine, or veggie oil. I actually prefer using butter when baking bread because it makes the bread taste like its already "buttered".
You could use oil, or butter. I would use margarine because butter is full of fat and some brands of butter are unhealthy.
There is a large volume of water in margarine. This will make the cookies or anything drier and most likely crumbly. You can use oil in place of margarine in most things, but not the reverse.
If for baking, you can use sunflower oil.
Yes. Yes you can.
There are a lot of things you can substitute butter with. You can use margarine, apple sauce, and even pumpkin. What I like to do when I'm baking muffins is take my dry ingredients and instead of adding eggs or butter I use a can of pumpkin. It makes the muffins extremely moist and delicious, and a lot healthier.
yes
Substitutes for shortening are butter and margarine in sticks. Use the same amount as called for in your recipe. Keep in mind, plain shortening will NOT be as flavorful as butter or margarine. Do not use soft margarine in a tub as it contains too much water.
Margarine has water in so not a good substitute. U can however cook the water off first but still not a good substitute for baking.
yes, have done so quite a few times when i have had no butter Butter is always a better choice for flavor and texture than margarine when baking cakes.