Usually, but there are going to be a few differences. Items made with margarine may taste different, and they may not brown or crisp quite the same way. Many cooks feel butter is far superior for baking. If the food gets a lot of its flavour from the butter (as in shortbread, or some caramels), then you will really notice the difference. In a cake, you may notice it less. There are a few recipes that do not work well with margarine at all: many people find shortbread made with margarine to be unacceptable. I've seen a couple of recipes where it is stated that it wont' work well with margarine.
With that in mind, you can substitute margarine for butter in most things.
Often it can be, yes.Additional Information:Do not substitute "light," "lite" or "low fat" margarine for butter in any recipe, because these products contain a lot of water and will not bake in the same way as butter.
Lard or Margarine
Butter or margarine can be used instead, adding a couple of extra tablespoons per cup of shortening called for in a recipe.
Yes most of the time
It would depend on the type of margarine and what is being boiled. In general, if the margarine contains the same percentage of fat as butter, then yes, it could be used as a substitute for butter.
Margarine is shortening and can be used in place of butter or other shortenings in baking, though the flavour won't be the same. In many recipes some feel the best results in texture and flavour are obtained by using butter or half-and-half butter and lard.
Margarine may be substituted for butter when making dough as long as it is not "lite" or "low fat" margarine. It is a great option for Vegans.
You can substitute margarine for butter in all types of baking.
Oil helps baking be moist. If the oil is left out, the baking can be extremely dry. Bakers can substitute many forms of oil including butter and shortening.
yes, have done so quite a few times when i have had no butter Butter is always a better choice for flavor and texture than margarine when baking cakes.
= Butter, Substitutes = Unsalted butter can be substituted for regular butter in any recipe. It is NOT necessary to add salt. Margarine can also be substituted for butter. Do NOT use lowfat spreads or light butter for baking.
Margarine is a butter substitute. In baking, I do not substitute margarine unless the receipe calls for it such as "1 cup butter or margarine". There are a lot of older receipes that call for butter, and are just plain tastier with the real stuff.