Baking question: margarine or butter?

thriftlady_2

There is no substitute for the taste of butter. Any fake butter is bound to taste inferior.

janejustjane

Sorry - I did do a search before posting, but must have used the wrong combination of words! Thanks for the reference to this thead. I think I'm just going to have to find the cheapest butter.

Hawthorn

I'm with Thriftlady on this one. I've tried allsorts, and nothing gives the same taste, or even close.

Kavanne

Ha I thought the title said 'better substitute for baking', I was thinking, but cake is the best there is no substitute for baking!!!

nettles77

thank in advance.

luckys_mum

I try to use Stork block for cakes, but any own brand will be ok.

thriftlady_2

I use the cheapest English butter I can find;) I like salted.

Pink.

Hi nettles,

There's an existing thread on this that should help so I've added your thread to it to keep the replies together.

Pink

rachbc

I used to just use butter but switched to marge for reasons of economy - still use for butter for toast etc. However I'm about to switch back to butter as I MUCH prefer the taste and I loathe reading the marge ingredients - as smeelse said the whole point of home baking to me is to keep it as wholesome as possible and for me thats butter.

thriftlady_2

rachbc wrote: »

I used to just use butter but switched to marge for reasons of economy - still use for butter for toast etc. However I'm about to switch back to butter as I MUCH prefer the taste and I loathe reading the marge ingredients - as smeelse said the whole point of home baking to me is to keep it as wholesome as possible and for me thats butter.

Absolutely;)