When a recipe calls for oleo, what does that mean? Is it unsalted butter?
2006-07-22 05:27:27 · 13 answers · asked by Kristina B 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It's margarine, but margarine tastes disgusting in recipes. Use unsalted butter (equivalent amount) instead.
In general, margarine and shortening should be avoided when baking. The only exception is pie crust, which should be made with both unsalted butter (for taste) and Crisco (for flake).
2006-07-22 05:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by katzchen75 4 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Oleo is an old fashioned term for real butter. Older recipes call for Oleo.....
Just a reminder......when baking it is always better to use real butter!
Good luck.
2006-07-22 05:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by jenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oleo is margarine...butter (unsalted) is better for taste and better for your health. Use the same amount of unsalted butter as they call for for the margarine.
Dairy fat is better for you than the partially de-hydrogenated anythings that they put in faux butters.
It's a saturated, unsaturated..blah, blah, blah thing.... :)
2006-07-22 05:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by exec_chef_greg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oleo is a substitute for butter or lard, it's like shortening. You can find it at your grocery store in the baking section.
2006-07-22 05:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by corbeyelise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's margarine... Oleo was the name brand. Best wishes
2006-07-22 05:30:15 · answer #5 · answered by colorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may substitute margarine for Oleo. I believe that was a name brand, but don't hold me to that.
2006-07-22 05:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by kaylora 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's margarine without the yellow color.
When I was a kid, it was called oleo... my parents had to go out of state to get colored margarine.
2006-07-22 05:32:56 · answer #7 · answered by sadie_oyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
2006-07-22 05:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by eehco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is just a fancy word for margarine, have fun with baking hun.
2006-07-22 05:39:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is another term for margerine (sp?). You should also be able to use something akin to "Country Crock".
2006-07-22 05:36:26 · answer #10 · answered by Joe & Kelly M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋