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How to substitute butter in baking with Vegetable Oil

The ratio

0.75 cup vegetable oil
This substitution works instantly with no additional prep time.
cakesmuffinsquick breadsbrowniescookiesnot for pie crustsnot for puff pastrynot for choux pastrynot for buttercream frosting

Steps

  1. Measure 3/4 cup of vegetable oil for every 1 cup of butter required.
  2. Replace the melted butter with the measured vegetable oil in the recipe.
  3. Mix the oil into the wet ingredients as you would the butter.
  4. Proceed with the recipe as written, noting that the texture may be slightly less flaky.