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Using oil in pastry instead of butter/margarine?
Following heart surgery I have been advised to cut out butter and margarine completely from my diet, Is it possible to use oil (e.g. grapeseed, sunflower seed etc) as a replacement in making pastry ? If so, is 1 tablespoon = 15 g sufficiently accurate ? I pick that figure since 1 tbsp = 15 ml (approx) and if that were water that would be 15 g, but oil is slightly lighter than water. Thanks in advance.
2 Answers
- 8 years agoFavourite answer
Yes you can use oil to make pastry, but it tastes slightly different, still quite nice though.
Use this recipe:
2cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/2cup of oil
1/4 cup of water
But really, why cut out butter, its one of the healthiest fats, along with coconut oil, here is a link with further information for you http://members.iimetro.com.au/~hubbca/new_page_1.h...
I hope you are recovering well for your heart surgery, I wish you all the best
- Anonymous8 years ago
Not at all.