Cooking oh no i have no vegetable oil making zucchini bread..

[dis2cruise]

i heard you can use apple sauce but is it the same amount i also have oilive oil what would work best????

 

[piratesmate]

We use olive oil for almost everything - except when it calls for sesame oil or something similar. It did take time for the kids to get used to it & I started with some that said on the bottle it was super light "for baking"...but at that time I only had some really cheap olive oil & you really could taste the difference. I think you probably won't taste the OO if your recipe has spices in it, like most recipes I've had.

I'm sorry I don't know the answer to your question about substituting applesauce. I know you can do it - just not the specifics.

Good luck!

 

[Imzadi]

If it's a sweet bread, the olive oil taste may interfere, especially if it's extra virgin. If it's a savory bread, go for it! It may add a complexity of flavor.

 

[piratesmate]

We use the extra virgin in the big gallon can - even in the shortcake recipe on the side of the Bisquick box. Those are very bland on their own & no one notices it...but as I said, we've been doing this for a long time.

 

[MazdaUK]

Or you could melt butter instead

 

[DeborahA]

You can also melt shortening--Crisco. I use equal parts applesauce for oil in muffins and quick breads with great success. They turn out very moist.

 

[SherylWrites]

I use this in place of oil for just about everything, including cakes and quickbreads. I just use equal to what ever amount of oil was called for. I've never had a problem yet and my baking always turns out very moist and fat free!

 

[MazdaUK]

Is the applesauce sweetened?

 

[SherylWrites]

unsweetened applesauce. But if it's a sweet bread, it shouldn't matter too much.