Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Unless you happen to have vegan margarine, I'd use canola oil instead of the butter. In that amount, using a fat-free substitute probably wouldn't work (and Crisco is much more unhealthy than canola oil). Just to keep this post on the topic of fatfree recipes, here's a link to my bread machine recipe: http://www.fatfreevegan.com/breads/susan.shtml Susan , " arrhae258 " <arrhae258 wrote: > > I want to make a loaf of bread as a gift for a vegan friend. As I'm > not vegan, I don't have any of the special ingredients. I have an > excellent whole wheat bread machine recipe, except it calls for > butter. Can I leave the butter out? Or substitute conola oil or > criso? The recipe calls for 4 T. butter. > > I've checked out the vegan bread recipes on the web and they either > call for an ingredient I don't have like gluten or soy milk, or they > sound terrible. I really want to use the ingredients that I have on > hand. > > Thanks for your help! > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I make WW bread for my children all the time. I always use olive oil or have even left out the oil with no drastic changes in the bread. BTW, If you are making whole wheat for your vegan friend DO NOT leave out the salt. It makes a tremendous difference in WW recipes, for the better. And gluten is a great ingredient to have on hand for all bread making. But especially WW bread. Bob's red mill is probably the most easily accessible and does a great job. A small bag would last you a long time as you only use 1-2 tablespoons per loaf of bread. It really makes a difference and it's that costly. , " arrhae258 " <arrhae258 wrote: > > I want to make a loaf of bread as a gift for a vegan friend. As I'm > not vegan, I don't have any of the special ingredients. I have an > excellent whole wheat bread machine recipe, except it calls for > butter. Can I leave the butter out? Or substitute conola oil or > criso? The recipe calls for 4 T. butter. > > I've checked out the vegan bread recipes on the web and they either > call for an ingredient I don't have like gluten or soy milk, or they > sound terrible. I really want to use the ingredients that I have on > hand. > > Thanks for your help! > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i cook and bake all the time useing receipes that call for marjarine or butter and i've found the best vegan product is earth balance and or soy garden my none vegan friends and family can't tell the difference.it's easy to find in any supermarket in my area " east coast " it's sold in a white and green plastic tub that looks like most other tub marjarine.it's nutitionally much healthier less fat and no aninals suffer and die to make it.it's a win win no brainer. , " stankuviene " <MaryPauline wrote: > > I make WW bread for my children all the time. I always use olive oil > or have even left out the oil with no drastic changes in the bread. > BTW, If you are making whole wheat for your vegan friend DO NOT leave > out the salt. It makes a tremendous difference in WW recipes, for the > better. > And gluten is a great ingredient to have on hand for all bread making. > But especially WW bread. Bob's red mill is probably the most easily > accessible and does a great job. A small bag would last you a long > time as you only use 1-2 tablespoons per loaf of bread. It really > makes a difference and it's that costly. > > , " arrhae258 " arrhae258@ wrote: > > > > I want to make a loaf of bread as a gift for a vegan friend. As I'm > > not vegan, I don't have any of the special ingredients. I have an > > excellent whole wheat bread machine recipe, except it calls for > > butter. Can I leave the butter out? Or substitute conola oil or > > criso? The recipe calls for 4 T. butter. > > > > I've checked out the vegan bread recipes on the web and they either > > call for an ingredient I don't have like gluten or soy milk, or they > > sound terrible. I really want to use the ingredients that I have on > > hand. > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Sue > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Thank you to everyone who answered. I'll try olive oil. , " stankuviene " <MaryPauline wrote: > > I make WW bread for my children all the time. I always use olive oil > or have even left out the oil with no drastic changes in the bread. > BTW, If you are making whole wheat for your vegan friend DO NOT leave > out the salt. It makes a tremendous difference in WW recipes, for the > better. > And gluten is a great ingredient to have on hand for all bread making. > But especially WW bread. Bob's red mill is probably the most easily > accessible and does a great job. A small bag would last you a long > time as you only use 1-2 tablespoons per loaf of bread. It really > makes a difference and it's that costly. > > , " arrhae258 " <arrhae258@> wrote: > > > > I want to make a loaf of bread as a gift for a vegan friend. As I'm > > not vegan, I don't have any of the special ingredients. I have an > > excellent whole wheat bread machine recipe, except it calls for > > butter. Can I leave the butter out? Or substitute conola oil or > > criso? The recipe calls for 4 T. butter. > > > > I've checked out the vegan bread recipes on the web and they either > > call for an ingredient I don't have like gluten or soy milk, or they > > sound terrible. I really want to use the ingredients that I have on > > hand. > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Sue > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I've made many bread machine recipes without oil and they turn out fine. If you reduce the salt, reduce the yeast a little, too. Salt impedes the yeast. Sometimes subbing non-dairy milks doesn't work as well, and I generally keep notes on recipes then go with what works. But then, a TBL of oil to a 2 lb. loaf of bread really isn't a big deal considering the serving size unless one is determined to go " no added fat. " Earth Balance tastes great, but it's all fat. I've been doing the " no added fat " thing since late February (a la Dr. Esselstyn), and believe me, he's right: after 13 to 14 weeks, you lose any craving for it. Now the difficulty is more along the line of converting many bread/dessert recipes beyond the recipes I have without added fat. It's interesting to go back to favorite cookbooks and realize how much added fat in terms of oil or " 1 cup of vegan margarine " there are. Let's hope the next generation of vegan cookbooks do better (we've come along way since the cheese-butter-ladden " Moosewood. " ) Best, Mark http://www.soulveggie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 --- Hi Sue, I don't seem to have time to make bread but when I did I would put 1 tablespoon of grapeseed or walnut oil-both are really high in vitamin E Also that would be for 2 loves. Is that Crisco you asked about? I gotta say IMHO that is a non food :-) I'd just get rid of that or use it as some sort of lubricant....don't eat! Em In , " arrhae258 " <arrhae258 wrote: > > I want to make a loaf of bread as a gift for a vegan friend. As I'm > not vegan, I don't have any of the special ingredients. I have an > excellent whole wheat bread machine recipe, except it calls for > butter. Can I leave the butter out? Or substitute conola oil or > criso? The recipe calls for 4 T. butter. > > I've checked out the vegan bread recipes on the web and they either > call for an ingredient I don't have like gluten or soy milk, or they > sound terrible. I really want to use the ingredients that I have on > hand. > > Thanks for your help! > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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