creaming vs baking with olive oil

So what's the matter with butter? Where did people get the idea that margarines, spreads and oils, especially olive oil, are superior health-wise to butter?

I can't imagine achieving a good tasting result with olive oil. Try another oil with a lighter flavor for baking cakes and pastries.

You can make cakes with oil, but you won't get the lusciousness and tender crumb obtained with the creaming method. You just can't! You will NOT be able to replicate creaming butter/shortening and sugar with any other method.

Of course you can use egg whites and create variations on angel food, but your cakes will be identifiable as variations on angel food. In and of itself, that is not a bad thing.

No. Flakiness is achieved when pieces of solid fat slowly melt away and leave voids in the crumb of the crust. You can't do that with oils or melted shortening.

What you're looking for is a chiffon cake. They use oil and whipped egg whites to lighten the batter. I would however use something else besides olive oil. That just sounds horrible.

Hi to everybody!

Olive oil tastes great in baking (wherever it can be used that is;of course many baked goods are traditionally made using butter and i agree it should stay that way). Just pick the kind that has a mild taste and not a stong odour. As for the health benefits they are indisputable (therefore my persistance on using it instead of animal fat or margarine); just Google "Mediterranean diet" and you'll be surprised and I think finally convinced! Best Regards from Athens Greece to all of you Stiko

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