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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
Notice:	Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
Moderator:	FUTURE::DDESMAISONSec.com::winalski

Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
Total number of notes:	31160

3817.0. "Margarine as a substitute for butter in cooking" by GIAMEM::FARLEY (purple is a primary color) Mon Jun 28 1993 16:40

    I searched under Butter, margarine, oleo, and the Pie section in the
    directory and couldn't find any help.  Please relocate if there's a
    note on this.
    
    I made a toll-house cookie pie over the weekend and used the correct
    amount of all ingredients.  Instead of butter though, I used my regular
    margarine and the pie came out kinda greasy.  The few bites I took
    tasted great, but I could *see* the gold margarine grease when I took a
    slice out - not a lot, but enough to make me think I did something
    wrong and should have used regular butter.  Does using margarine make a
    difference?
    
    Thanks.
    
    Karen

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3817.1	in a word, yes	KAOFS::M_BARNEY	Formerly Ms.Fett	`Mon Jun 28 1993 17:29`	8
	Karen, Time after time, I have found that substituting margarine in a recipe that specifically calls for butter leads to disappointing results. Especially in baking. Monica
3817.2		ADSERV::PW::WINALSKI	Careful with that AXP, Eugene	`Mon Jun 28 1993 18:49`	8
	The various forms of fat used as a shortening agent in baking (butter, margarine, lard, solid vegetable shortening, various vegetable oils) all have quite different compositions and differ widely in melting point and other significant properties. Many baking recipes are very sensitive to which type of shortening you use and just don't come out quite right if you make substitutions. --PSW
3817.3		ASABET::TRUMPOLT	Liz Trumpolt - 223-7195, MSO2-2/F3	`Tue Jun 29 1993 14:02`	7
	Some recipes will tell you if you can substitue margarine for butter. But if the receipe specificly calls for Butter than that is what I use. Like in the pie that the base noter said she made. I would have used the butter instead of useing the margarine. Liz
3817.4	title change?	RANGER::PESENTI	And the winner is....	`Wed Jun 30 1993 08:58`	7
	Could the moderator/base noter change the title to something along the lines of "Butter vs Margerine" or "Substituting Margerine for Butter"? I don't think "Use Butter Always?" captures the discussion all that well. -JP