Any alternative to cooking oil?

Question

I kinda started mixing things before I checked if I had everything... Silly me. Anywho, no vegetable oil left in my house apparently, is there anything I can use to substitute? My mother suggested olive oil.

Answer 1

depends on what recipe you are using. In a cake mix it will give an off flavor. To fry it is fine. Cake mix I would substitute applesauce, less fat, more moist.

Answer 2

I wouldn't use olive oil in anything sweet.  If you are making something savory...it would be best if the olive oil is NOT extra virgin....just plain ole olive oil has a less pronounced olive taste.

Answer 3

I've used olive oil before and not really noticed a difference.  I didn't taste the olive-ness that others are talking about.  The cake seemed a bit heavier, but it was by no means inedible.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Pam it works with  anything

Answer 5

My grandma uses applesauce as a fat free substitute

Answer 6

NEVER use olive oil in a dessert recipe! I made that mistake once while making a cake. All I could taste was the olive oil and I ended up tossing it out. If you're using it for sauteeing or greasing a pan or cooking an entree, go ahead with the olive oil. For a dessert, melt some margarine.

Answer 7

That depends on what you are making.  You can use margarine if its a cake or cookies, or even shortening, melted.  Olive oil is a bit heavy.

Answer 8

Butter.

Any other oil.

Margerine

Lard

Shortening.

It will depend on what you are cooking.