Making brownies without butter.. can i use shortening or oil instead?!
Answers: I do not have 1/2 cup of butter to make brownies, can I substitute shortening or vegetable oil instead?
Yes, use shortning if you have to. Try not to use oil, you still have to cream it with the sugar
look on a can of cocoa powder and it will give you the directions.
i always use vegetalbe oil and they turn out yummy, i don't think i have ever used butter.
All of these are great substitutes for butter. You can't taste it in the brownies either, plus it cuts out alot of unnecessary fats.
applesauce (Applesauce can replace up to ? of the shortening in many recipes. Add with the liquid ingredients and reduce sugar in recipe if the applesauce is sweetened.)
pureed prunes (Pureed prunes can replace up to ? of the shortening in many recipes; it works especially well with chocolate. Add with the liquid ingredients.) OR
apple butter (Apple butter can replace up to ? of the shortening in many recipes, also reduce sugar in recipe if the apple butter is sweetened. Add with the liquid ingredients.)
fruit-based fat substitutes (Especially good when baking with chocolate; add with the liquid ingredients. For best results, substitute only 3/4 of the fat with this.)
ricotta cheese (This works well in many yeast breads that call for solid fat. Substitute measure for measure. For best results, substitute no more than 3/4 of the fat with this.)
bananas (mashed) (Substitute measure for measure.)
omit or reduce (In many recipes for quick breads, muffins, and cookies, you can reduce the amount of fat in the recipe by about a third without seriously compromising the quality.
oil (Avoid substituting oils for solid fats when baking cookies, cakes, and pastries; it will make the dish greasy and dense. If you must do so, substitute 3 parts oil for every 4 parts solid fat and consider increasing the amount of sugar and eggs in the recipe. Pie crusts made with oil aren't as flaky as those made with solid fat.)
Yes, i usually make mine with oil anyways