I am about to bake bread and I have an old cookbook that doesn't always have the healthiest recipies. I was thinking of substituting heart healthy margerine for shortening (icky trans fat) but I don't know if it'll turn out. What do you think?
2007-08-03 07:59:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Yes, as long as it's not the diet margarine in a tub that has water mixed with it.
Oh, and Crisco does make a trans-fat-free shortening now. Green label.
2007-08-03 08:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you'll be very disappointed with the result. You might want to try substituting butter (sometimes slightly healthier than shortening) before using margarine--this ingredient is the fat that binds the bread together and a low-fat option like margarine is really going to affect the density.
2007-08-03 08:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Mary J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Margerine contains a good deal of water. Use butter but not margerine. And margerine is NOT healthy by the way.
Bert
2007-08-03 08:14:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bert C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it. The fat content is important to the success of the recipe. Margarines do not contain the proper fats to do this.
2007-08-03 08:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by REN 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it should from my point of veiw shortning has margerine in it right
2007-08-03 08:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by Brittany M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
both are oil based
2007-08-03 08:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by ima_fukin_jenius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋