is there a cheaper baking alternative to butter?

crispeater

thank you all.. i shall go on a look out today at least now i have an idea what i can aim for now

katieowl_2

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/food/margarineandspreads.aspx

Vitalite says on the tub no hydrogenated vegetable oils.

Kate

angeltreats

I use Stork for cakes. It has no hydrogenated and "virtually" no trans fats (whatever that means) and I really do prefer the texture for sponge cakes.

Butter for absolutely everything else though, apart from half butter and half lard for savoury shortcrust pastry.

ariba10

We use Aldi's "Greenvale Perfect for Baking."

Don't know the price but about half the cost of butter.

Good results.

skader

I use Tesco baking fat, which is made up of vegetable oil. Never had any problems. It's 55p

JulieGeorgiana

I use the Supermarket equivalent of Stork for baking, as I find it's lighter and can be used straight from the fridge. I use their own version of pastry butter/lard mix.

I use oil when making bread instead of butter too.

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I use Stork for cakes and biscuits but butter for shortbread.bearing in mind that cakes and biscuits probably aren't the healthiset food to eat anyway I'm not sure whether it matters a great deal in the long run. I have been baking for over 60 years and I'm still around.(bake for my children and grandchildren though as I rarely eat sweet stuff)Pastry I make with half marg half lard and its fine .Chrismas mince pies I make with a butter pastry though and as its only at Christmas I don't mind .Bock butter is often cheaper than the 'soft spreadable stuff and if you leave it out for a short while its soon soft enough for mixing up

meritaten

In my opinion no, there is no substitute for real butter. I use the 97p one from Aldi too.

janiebquick

Has to be butter, unless it's for shortcrust pastry, when you need lard as well.

BTW, I've never heard of Vitalite for the lactose intolerant. Since butter's nearly all fat, there's precious little lactose in it!

happy35

i use cheap butter from Aldi or Lidl, although I find I am making more and more recipes with oil instead of butter

i have used marge in the past but think butter tastes better