Author Topic: Butter substitute for baking (Read 6794 times)

CCCmom27 · « **on:** June 21, 2011, 18:10:48 pm »

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience using a substitute for butter when baking cookies? I'm doing a trial off milk & soy and am dying for some cookies! I know there's a Earth something brand that I think has milk/soy free butter but I didn't know if it would work for cookies.

Thanks!

Mom to M&M · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2011, 18:59:46 pm »

I use the Earth Balance vegan butter sticks for baking and they work great BUT they do contain soy! Let me think what else might work...

teilvnav · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2011, 19:02:57 pm »

Apple sauce. It does make the baking a little more chewy, but I rarely use butter anymore for baking because we like chewy cookies anyway.

Mom to M&M · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2011, 19:13:03 pm »

I usually do half butter/oil and half applesauce myself. Maybe that could work? Half canola or vegetable oil (or grapeseed oil) and half applesauce? Maybe coconut oil could work?

CCCmom27 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2011, 19:26:15 pm »

I forgot about applesauce! Can you substitute it in any baking or just cookies? Good idea about the half and half! I'll have to try it!

CCCmom27 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2011, 19:27:00 pm »

O and I didn't realize Earth Balance had soy in it. Thanks for telling me!

Peek-a-boo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2011, 19:32:01 pm »

Coconut oil is a great replacement if the recipe calls for butter/margarine. I do believe Earth Balance now makes a spread that is both soy and dairy free (relatively new), but I haven't used it.

Mom to M&M · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2011, 20:35:03 pm »

EB does make a soy-free spread, but it's more the soft spread/tub stuff - not the baking sticks. Not sure if it would work or not but worth a try!

CCCmom27 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2011, 20:37:56 pm »

Peekaboo will the coconut oil give a coconutty taste? Love the recipes on your blog; will be trying some!

Peek-a-boo · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2011, 21:35:22 pm »

Quote from: CCCmom27 on June 21, 2011, 20:37:56 pm

Peekaboo will the coconut oil give a coconutty taste? Love the recipes on your blog; will be trying some!

Thank you!

I need to be more faithful about posting on my blog.

If you buy coconut oil at the grocery store, no I don't think it will give a coconutty taste at all. If you buy organic, raw extra virgin coconut oil (likely at a health food store, a bit pricey), it sometimes gives a coconut flavor, but not usually. I mostly notice it when I make brownies, but never have trouble with that in cookies. Even when it does, it's a mild background flavor and generally pleasant--unless you just really hate coconut.

~ Vik ~ · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2011, 22:04:23 pm »

Becel vegan margarine is dairy free and only has 0.2% soy lecithin in it (have heard of people on eds being ok with that?) and I've subbed butter for it in just about everything! Have done coconut oil too, but I've only ever used applesauce as an egg substitute. Never heard of it as a butter substitute - how would that work, given that applesauce has no fat?

Peek-a-boo · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2011, 22:17:24 pm »

Applesauce, in my experience, can sub in for about 1/2 of the fat. It's usually used to make something low-fat. It supplies moisture, but doesn't have the binding effect that fats have, so it really only works to replace 1/4-1/2 of the fat in my experience.

Mom to M&M · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2011, 22:45:30 pm »

Exactly what Bethany said!

~ Vik ~ · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2011, 22:50:36 pm »

Ah, thank you!

~*Nicole*~ · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2011, 16:01:52 pm »

earth balance makes a dairy AND soy free spread that I use! mmmm

Peek-a-boo · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2011, 16:16:36 pm »

Quote from: *Nicole-Ava's mom* on June 24, 2011, 16:01:52 pm

earth balance makes a dairy AND soy free spread that I use! mmmm

Is it okay for baking?

~*Nicole*~ · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2011, 16:24:54 pm »

I'll be honest.i don't bake but I use it to cook and it has been fine so I plan to try to bake something with it soonto test for DS's christening so I can eat cake like everyone else.

my3girlsjde · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2011, 22:39:53 pm »

I've been using 7/8 cup oil with 1/2tsp salt in place of 1 cup of butter. I also went dairy/soy free for months and big {{{hugs}}} to you and admiration for your determination.

~*~Louisa~*~ · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2011, 12:27:26 pm »

a sunflower based vegan spread? i dont know what the branding would be

sherry lynn · « **Reply #19 on:** June 29, 2011, 18:37:31 pm »

I've used the Earth Balance soy free for baking and it worked just fine. I made DS2 birthday cake with it.

Now I can't find anything to work with the RPAH elimination diet. So I'll try the oil and salt and see how that works.

~*Nicole*~ · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2011, 01:25:58 am »

Quote from: sherry lynn on June 29, 2011, 13:37:31 pm

I've used the Earth Balance soy free for baking and it worked just fine. I made DS2 birthday cake with it.

So glad you can confirm this. I was going to try baking for DS's Christening something that *I* could eat while everyone else had cake. LOL

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