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Default Butter instead of veg oil

On 1/22/2018 8:28 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 5:51:49 PM UTC-6, esta vieja casa wrote:
>> On 1/21/2018 4:35 PM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
>>> I never liked the texture of a cake with vegetable oil. Can you
>>> substitute butter and in what ratio?
>>>

>>
>> The answer is somewhat more complex than imagined:
>>
>>
>> https://food52.com/hotline/28831-can...-food-cake-mix
>>
>> You can, but know that vegetable oil contains 0% water, where butter
>> consists of 80% butter fat, 18% water, and 2% milk solids. The
>> difference is clearly in the water content. Gluten, the protein in
>> flour, develops and strengthens in the presence of water. So, yes, you
>> can replace the oil with melted butter, but understand that your cake
>> will likely have a tougher texture due to the greater amount of water in
>> the melted butter.

>
> Or NOT!!
>
> The simple answer is YES! The qualifier is subbing butter for veggie fat WILL affect the outcome of the final baked product. For BUTTER OR WORSE! ;-)
>
> :-)
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> John Kuthe...
>

Ba rump!
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