Kitchen

[chickenbutt]

Thanks, Nightowlz! 

Well, the birdie bread is for the indoor birdie but I bet my other little babies who live outside would enjoy it, too.  It's made with pumpkin, a little corn meal, and some whole wheat flour, nuts & seeds, and some nectars, etc.  No salt or sugar.  No oil either, of course, since I use the applesauce.

I thought about sharing it with them but then I'd be making it a lot more frequently so I'm still working on that in my head.

One thing I do get for the birdies outside is a really nice, organic, whole grain bread that has nuts and seeds in it.  They love it!  I cut it into little squares, about the size of a small brunois, and put it out there, hiding a bunch of it in a place I have where only little bitty birdies can fit, so that bigger ones don't take it all.    Love birdies so much!

[hopi]

@Nightowlz

I never use Canola oil either, beside's it's history, the is slimness and odd taste is enough to stop me.

Try using a very light olive oil. I use EVOO or softened butter.

[jaxs mom]

I mostly use coconut oil in baking but I also use safflower and peanut oil. It depends on what I'm making and the flavor profile. I do use olive oil in things like pizza dough though. 

[Nightowlz]

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@hopi wrote:

@Nightowlz

I never use Canola oil either, beside's it's history, the is slimness and odd taste is enough to stop me.

Try using a very light olive oil. I use EVOO or softened butter.

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I will try the light  olive oil. I rather use some butter & applesauce instead of shortening.

[Nightowlz]

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@JAXS Mom wrote:

I mostly use coconut oil in baking but I also use safflower and peanut oil. It depends on what I'm making and the flavor profile. I do use olive oil in things like pizza dough though. 

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I can see using olive oil in pizza dough. I will try the Safflower oil to see what the taste is. I can go from there by taste to decide which to use in what l'm making. 

[debic]

Crisco vegetable or butter.  

[goldensrbest]

I read a article,that avacodo oil ,would be a good choice.

[VaBelle35]

+1 for Kerry Gold Butter

It is your best option if you want a healthy fat that also has a good taste for baking.

Costco sells it in packs of 3.  It is the best pricing I've found anywhere.

[Nightowlz]

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@VaBelle35 wrote:

+1 for Kerry Gold Butter

It is your best option if you want a healthy fat that also has a good taste for baking.

Costco sells it in packs of 3.  It is the best pricing I've found anywhere.

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Wish we had a Costco. I pay $3.44 for 1 pkg at Wal-Mart. That's the only place around here that stocks it. I've got 6 pkgs in the refrigerator I need to cut in half to freeze. I thought about using butter in all my baking but I know some things turn out better if you don't use all butter. Like chocolate chip cookies. They seem to spread & flatten if you use all butter. I think all butter would work for the pumpkin bread.

[sfnative]

You've asked a really good question.

Though I have only a few baking recipes calling for oil, I used to use canola, but have changed to safflower oil because it's lighter.  (I don't get an aftertaste from my safflower oil.)

Though I've read only a few replies, I'd like to chime in with: I use olive oil only when making an olive oil pound cake.  It's way too heavy otherwise.  And, I don't use peanut oil ever in baking for the end product taste I get: rather awful.

So, I'll stay on the light side.

Banana-Pineapple Cake-Bread

3 c. flour

2 c. cane sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

3 slightly beaten eggs

2 c. mashed ripe bananas

1 c. safflower oil

1-8 oz. can crushed pineapple

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla

In a mixing bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.  Combine eggs, bananas, oil, undrained pineapple and vanilla in another bowl.  Add all at once to dry ingredients, stirring till well moistened.  Pour batter into a greased and floured 10” bundt pan.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 65-70 minutes.  Cool in pan 15 minutes, remove and cool on wire rack.  Dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving.  **This is really good with some butter spread on one side and zapped in the microwave for 10 second.  Enjoy! ~Rebecca