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Can you substitute margerine for butter when making dough?
Margarine may be substituted for butter when making dough as long as it is not "lite" or "low fat" margarine. It is a great option for Vegans.
Can you use margarine instead of butter in making toffee?
Sort of: toffee gets some of its flavour from butter so it's not going to taste the same if you use margarine. Also, margarine typically is a bit more fat volume per cup because butter has some milk solids, so you may find the toffee just a bit oilier if you don't adjust amounts.
Can you use margarine instead of butter in cream cheese frosting?
The butter in buttercreme icing is just used as a flavor additive. I would be careful using margarine that may have a different taste. I would advise using a butter-flavored margarine if you decide to make the substitution.
Can margarine be substituted for butter in white chocolate fudge recipes?
Often it can be, yes.Additional Information:Do not substitute "light," "lite" or "low fat" margarine for butter in any recipe, because these products contain a lot of water and will not bake in the same way as butter.
What can be used as a substitute for margarine in cake?
Butter.A further response:Since margarine was developed as an inexpensive substitute for butter, butter is also a good substitute for margarine. Depending on exactly what recipe you are making, other possible substitutes might be lard or chicken fat (schmaltz), or a neutral tasting vegetable oil such as canola oil. Each type of fat will produce a slightly different baked product.
Why real butter is better than margarine and oils when making candy?
Taste and texture.
Can you use butter instead of shortening when making bread?
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".
Why is it that cold water is used in making pies?
To keep from melting the butter, margarine, shortening .etc.
Butter is an what source of fat?
Butter is loaded with saturated fat, but some health experts say butter is necessary for good health. If you are making a choice between butter and margarine, it is always better to chose butter.
Why do you need margarine in baking?
Answer:At one time it was believed that margarine was healthier than butter, but no more.More information:You would only substitute margarine for butter in any circumstances if you had only margarine and absolutely no way of getting out to buy butter.Margarine won't give the same flavor as butter, whether in sandwiches, in baking, in making sauces; any food you prepare that requires butter shouldn't be made with margarine. You won't get the same results at all.Butter is no worse for you than margarine: they're both fats, and in any case the quantity you eat per serve of anything you cook with butter doesn't add up to a huge amount, unless you overdo the eating.With recipes requiring a large proportion of butter, such as shortbread, the results will be so markedly inferior if you use a butter substitute that you might as well not bother.If you don't have butter, put off making the recipe until you can buy some, if you possibly can.
Which container of margarine would be most heart healthy?
Most margarine contains trans fat, making it very "un"heart healthy. When you go to the grocery store, check the labels and look for something without any hydrogenated oils in the ingredient list and with low saturated fat. That will pretty much get you a heart healthy butter-type spread. I use Smart Balance :)
Is it best to use oil or butter for making a roux?
When making a roux, especially a dark roux it is best to use oil instead of butter.
