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If you are using it to fry meat or veggies, you may use either one but oil is better healthwise for your arteries.
If you are making cakes, melt the lard before mixing into the batter.
Lard is better to use for making cookies than oil. Oil will make a rather flat cookie.
Butter is generally 80% fat and 20% water. If you use butter instead of oil, remember to make up the difference and take liquid out somewhere else. For instance, a recipe that calls for 2 cups of oil, you would need 2 and 1/2 cups of butter, BUT you would have to reduce your liquid somewhere else by 1/2 cup.
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What can be used instead of oil?
butter or PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you substitute oil for shortening on pie crust?
No, pie crust is one of the things that has to use a solid shortening.
What can you use instead of suet pastry?
Make the pastry using shortening, instead of lard.
Can you use shortening in place of lard?
No. Lard is animal fat and shortening is vegetable oil that has been hydrogenated.
Can Crisco instead of lard for seasoning cast iron?
Yes, solid Crisco can be used. Not Crisco oil.
What is the function of lard?
same as butter really' makes the pastry flaky and holds the mixture together
How can you reduce the fat in bake goods?
use unsalted butter instead of lard
What can you use instead of bacon grease to make gravy?
Oil? "I can't believe its not butter"? To be honest, I would recommend margarine because butter is too fatty and no one even knows what "I can't believe its not butter" really is...really, use the original.
Can you use butter instead of lard for tortillas?
You could probably substitute a solid white shortening such as Crisco for lard, although I would be concerned about unhealthy aspects of partially hydrogenated oil.
Can you use margarine instead of shortening in sour cream sugar cookies?
yes you can use margarine, but a better replacement would be lard.
What can be used instead of butter on bread?
lard
Is lard used in little caesars pizza?
There is no lard used in the pizza's at Pizza Hut. The dough is made of a dough blend which varies depending on the type of dough, flour, water and sunflower oil.
