Subbing oil with margarine

MahPitom

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 7:17 pm

I’ve tried and tried but I can’t get a decent conversion going here. anybody figured out a true conversion from oil to margarine?

chocolate moose

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 7:18 pm

What does it say on the stickof marg? Isn't it a cup?

chocolate moose

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 7:33 pm

So, give me details. What have you tried and what has not worked for you?

I made my coconut bars which would have 2 sticks of marg in them; I sub. 2 cups oil but did not like it. the kids ate them all, which is unusual, and the guests asked for 2nds, but I'm the harshest judge and I miss the margarine in it!!!

mummy-bh

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 7:33 pm

I use 3/4 of the amount of marg that the recipe calls for. It works!

MahPitom

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 7:35 pm

I used the exact conversion and it was oil with some dough in it. Next time I used half and it never turned into anything. I just want something absolute, stick for cup.

chocolate moose

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 7:46 pm

ah.

listen, oil is liquid, whereas marg is not, unless it's melted. it's a different thing chemically. I don't know the ins and outs, we need a food person for that, but I'll bet some recipes are better suited for melted fat than other.

I'm sorry you wasted ingredients and were disappointed, mah pitom.

challi

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 9:52 pm

maybe mix it and then feeze the dough so the oil solidifies, then bake? But yah, I tried baking cookies with oil instead of marg once too and it flopped. The dough needs the consistancy of the marg... Only after did I think of the freezing the dough but was too chicken to try it. Maybe freeze the oil and see what happens?

MiracleMama

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 9:58 pm

I hate using margarine because it's so unhealthy, but when you bake it is often hard to get the same results with oil. I would try to find a recipe that calls for oil instead of substituting because I don't think it will ever come out good otherwise.

mumoo

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 10:10 pm

margarine in unhealthy because it is hydrogenated and full of preservatives.

Earth Balance makes a solid expeller-pressed-oil that comes in baking sticks or tubs. it bakes JUST LIKE Margarine.

Smart balance is also non hydrogenated but it is all chemicals.

MahPitom

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 10:22 pm

I thought I’ll get a real exact amount. Sad that I can’t use my recipes… Sad

RedRuby

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 10:31 pm

Quote:

Earth Balance makes a solid expeller-pressed-oil that comes in baking sticks or tubs. it bakes JUST LIKE Margarine.

yep, exactly!!

I stock up and keep it in the freezer for baking.

shanie5

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 10:34 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

What does it say on the stickof marg? Isn't it a cup?

cm-1 stick of margerine is equal to 1/2 cup of oil.

mah pitom, do u mix the sugar and oil first? I have seen a good cookie baker start w/ melted margerine in all her recipes. mix the marg and sugar well before adding other ingredients.

the conversion should be equal 1stick= 1/2 cup

GAMZu

Sun, Dec 02 2007, 10:55 pm

What are you trying to sub? Does the recipe call for oil and you want to use marg? Or the opposite?

frayda

Mon, Dec 03 2007, 9:51 am

I try to use oil instead of margarine whenever I can. I've successfully made chocolate chip cookies using oil many times. I just put in 1/2 cup of oil if the recipe calls for 1 cup of margarine. I do that type of conversion all the time, and I've never had a problem. Of course, with certain recipes you need to use something with margarine like consistency for it to work - but with the cookies it was fine. Occasionally I have to refrigerate the dough for a bit so it's not too sticky.

challi

Mon, Dec 03 2007, 10:02 am

for anyone who is courious, I froze the oil overnight last night. Its still not as hard as marg. but much more so than reg oil. I've seen recipes that call for frozen oil, but I just never tried it. Hope this helps

chocolate moose

Mon, Dec 03 2007, 10:05 am

mumoo wrote:

Earth Balance makes a solid expeller-pressed-oil that comes in baking sticks or tubs. it bakes JUST LIKE Margarine.

I hve never ever seen that. Where do you get it?

greentiger

Mon, Dec 03 2007, 12:51 pm

mummy-bh wrote:

I use 3/4 of the amount of marg that the recipe calls for. It works!

Yup that's what I do too. Works great.