I agree, there are baked goods that would suffer from using margarine instead of butter. But if a cookie or cake recipe allows it, margarine can be used as a cheaper substitute in baking. But for other recipes, or as a spread, I will not use margarine. The richness and taste of natural butter cannot be replaced when you add it to mashed potatoes, or to macaroni, or spread it on bread, etc.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandra Warren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CnD Question It can be done in baking, but at certain times, you have to use butter where the buttery flavor is the dominant ingredient of the recipe and would affect its taste if margarine were substituted! For instance, in shortbread cookies, or a rich butter cake, use butter! I prefer the taste of butter to margarine, but know many will opt for the margarine for fat gram reasons, but here, we are talking about good homemade baked foods, not facsimiles! butter all the way most of the time. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erin B. Edgar" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 12:45 PM Subject: Re: CnD Question >I substitute margarine for butter in baking and cooking; I have had no >problems. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anna" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 1:35 PM > Subject: CnD Question > > >> Hi, if a recipe calls for butter can you use margarine instead? >> Anna >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
