Can you substitute butter for vegetable oil in a brownie mix?

Answer 1

Yes. Use the same amount of melted butter as oil. If you are using a non-stick coated pan, lower the temperature by 25 degrees. Set your timer for 1/2 the time and then monitor every 2-3 minutes to keep from over-browning or burning. The test method for doneness other than visual should be a toothpick that comes out clean when inserted in the center.

See pillsburybaking.com for more info.

Answer 2

Here's how:

: Butter is 80% fat, oil is 100% To keep amount of fat the same, use 4/5 the amount of butter vs. oil. Use ounces instead of cups.If you get an odd number of ounces, use tablespoons: 2 TBS = 1 oz. Multiply the amount of oil x4, then divide that number by 5 and you have your oil!

: Then use 5/4 of the amount of liquid because you have lost the liquid that butter has in it. Multiply the milk or whatever liquid x 5, then divide that number by 4. ;

; The solid issue : You can use Crisco non- trans fatversion NOT regular Crisco if you are using oil instead of butter for health reasons. ( It is saturated fat but you will avoid partially hydrogenated oil, which is the worst). ; Coconut oil would work (but you'll have a coconut flavor) Original answer:No! Never do that! Butter has different properties. For one, it's a solid. I don't know the exact reason, but I'm in culinary school, and one time, I ask that, and got a huge lecture on how stupid my question was

(Not stupid. You can. Just don't tell your instructors!!) ; )

Answer 3

Yes, you can substitute butter for vegetable oil in a cake mix. If you use butter, don't use the entire amount of liquid which is called for. You can just kind of guess at how much liquid to remove, or you can carefully calculate the number of liquid ounces of butter that you've added, compare that to the number of ounces of oil which were called for, and then subtract that number of ounces of liquid (milk or water) from the other liquids which the recipe calls for.

I disagree with the above. Butter actually has more solids than oil, so you would need *more* liquid, not less.

Easiest, I think, just to microwave or otherwise melt the butter, then measure it. You can pretty much substitute the liquid measure of butter for the amount of oil called for by the recipe. This works pretty well but I find that I sometimes need to add even a bit more butter than oil (in liquid form).

Answer 4

Yes, oil, shortening, margarine, butter, lard, etc. are all pretty much interchangable in most recipes. The major differences between them are flavour and nutrition. You may need to alter the amount of salt, in particular, you add, depending on how the taste turns out to be. That is a trial and error process though.

Answer 5

Yes you can use butter instead of vegetable oil to make brownies.

Answer 6

It really does depend on what recipe it is and what other ingredients are in it.

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Answer 7

Yes, it can be. Use the same quantity of melted butter as oil.

Answer 8

Yes, butter may be substituted for oil in brownie mix.

Answer 9

yes it will make the brownies moist