Substitutes for Vegetable Oil please?!
Im making lemon poppy seed muffins and need 1/4 cup of oil. I have heard you can use applesauce but don't have any on hand. Can i use butter or Extra Virgin Olive oil? If i can how much? Thank you!
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Canola oil is a good substitute that has a milder flavor, I use it all the time in place of vegetable oil.
If you want to use olive oil do not use extra virgin, it has the strongest flavor! Use extra light olive oil.
With lemon muffins you will want a milder oil so it doesn't compromise the taste of the lemon.
I've used Extra Virgin Olive Oil before and it worked, but it definitely had a distinct flavor to it.