I usually use
earth balance butter as a substitute and have never noticed a difference in any recipe.
I usually use
earth balance butter as a substitute and have never noticed a difference in any recipe.
Well, yes, you can make your own puff pastry from scratch using
Earth Balance butter as a replacer OR Pepperidge Farm frozen puff pastry is actually vegan -LRB-!)
Not exact matches
I find
Earth Balance works really well
as a
butter substitute in baking.
** To make vegan, simply swap the
butter for vegan
butter, such
as Earth Balance and use a non-dairy milk of choice.
(Some readers have also suggested coconut oil and a vegan
butter substitute, such
as Earth Balance.
I made these almost exactly
as the recipe says but my bf doesn't like coconut oil so I used softened
earth balance butter instead.
The recipe calls for
butter, but you could easily use a dairy - free margarine like
Earth Balance, or substitute oil
as the recipe states.
The ICBINB Vegan
butter didn't melt
as quickly
as the
Earth Balance, but almost
as quickly.
If you need it to be dairy - free, try using
Earth Balance as a substitute for the
butter, but the texture and taste will not be
as rich
as with
butter.
You could easily pile this up with your favourite toppings, or you can go the route I preferred which was just a simple swipe of vegan
butter (such
as Earth Balance), a drizzle of maple syrup, and a sprinkle of powdered ginger.
And
as an added bonus,
Earth Balance has less saturated fat than regular
butter if you need to replace
butter when baking for health reasons.
¹ Make it vegan: omit the
butter, or use vegan
butter (such
as Earth Balance spread) ² If you can find them, Meyer lemons... in season in Winter.
1/2 cup
butter or non-hydrogenated margarine (such
as Earth Balance Buttery Sticks), softened, cut into cubes
Melted
earth balance will not work the same
as coconut
butter, that's why it never formed a roll - able dough.
I suppose I could just use
earth balance instead of the
butter as well.
For a vegan crumble, substitute vegan
butter (such
as Earth Balance) or room - temperature unrefined coconut oil.
I would use
Earth Balance's mindful mayo
as a light spread on sandwiches, while I'd use the coconut spread
as a
butter sub in all my baking!!!
Do not use
Earth Balance sticks
as substitute for coconut
butter... my icing has a «buttery» taste... ugh
* I used
Earth Balance, but Barlean's
butter - flavored coconut oil would work just
as well!
Using a handheld mixer, beat coconut sugar, vanilla and vegan
butter (such
as earth balance baking sticks) until pale.
-LSB-...] a mixer or with hand beaters (or even with a fork
as recommended by Isa, the original source of these cookies) cream together the
Earth Balance butter and sugar.
Oh, and if you must, dabble on some vegan
butter (such
as earth balance) for a classic flavor that really hits home.
So to directly answer your question,
Earth Balance and Organic Smart
Balance are good substitutes for
butter,
as they are derived from plant oils, and do not use partially hydrogenated oils (the bad guys behind trans fat).
I followed the recipe exactly, aside from the fact that I used dairy - free alternatives (
earth balance butter (use less), and daiya cream cheese),
as well
as a flax egg instead of a real egg, and they turned out great!
Because we are dairy free
as well
as gluten free, I used Tofutti Cream Cheese, Almond Milk and
Earth Balance Butter, but other than that, nothing different.
2 cups Daiya shredded cheddar cheese 2 cups Daiya Pepper Jack cheese 1/2 cup Daiya cheddar cheese (for top of mac dish) 1 cup of Vegan Parmesan Cheese 3 cups of plant milk (I used Almond) 4 Tbsp of Vegan
butter (I used
Earth Balance) 1/2 cup of Vegan bouillon broth 4 Tbsp Flour all purpose 1/4 Tbsp hot sauce 1 pound of Muellers Campanella noodles (Elbow works just
as well) salt and pepper to taste
I used
earth balance as the
butter and 1 cup cashew ricotta.