Did You Know
You can incorporate an extra virgin olive oil in baking recipes that call for butter and you will automatically make your recipes healthier because olive oil is lower in saturated fat than butter. Additionally, mixing olive oil into your recipes enhances the item and offers the food a nuanced flavor that will leave your guests clamoring for your baking secrets.
Perfect for Baking
Use Olive Oil in Place of Butter
Butter to Olive Oil
Conversion Table
In most baked goods, extra virgin olive oil can be substituted for butter or margarine. You will have to carefully add the oil to the recipe using the ratio of three parts extra virgin olive oil being equal to four parts butter. If the baking recipe calls for eight tablespoons of butter you will substitute six tablespoons of olive oil.
| Butter/Margarine | Olive Oil |
|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | = 3/4 teaspoon |
| 1 tablespoon | = 2 1/4 teaspoons |
| 2 tablespoons | = 1 1/2 tablespoons |
| 1/4 cup | = 3 tablespoons |
| 1/3 cup | = 1/4 cup |
| 1/2 cup | = 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons |
| 2/3 cup | = 1/2 cup |
| 3/4 cup | = 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon |
| 1 cup | = 3/4 cup |
Convert Vegetable or Canola Oil to Olive Oil
If your recipe calls for vegetable or canola oil, you should definitely substitute those oils with gourmet extra virgin olive oil. Any dessert recipe that calls for vegetable oil as an ingredient is a perfect choice for olive oil. In these recipes, the swap would be a one-to-one ratio. In other words if the recipe calls for one cup of vegetable oil, you would simply use extra virgin olive oil. Imagine how the smooth, delicious flavor of gourmet olive oil will enhance the flavor of a chocolate or a carrot cake!
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extra virgin olive oils
Incorporating gourmet olive oil in your baking recipes is best if you’re using high quality extra virgins such as those offered at Oliviers&Co. Using a low quality olive oil is akin to cooking with a wine that you wouldn’t want to drink. As chefs know, low-quality oils can bring with them an overpowering taste that can noticeably change the flavor of your baked goods.
Experiment with adding extra virgin olive oils to your recipes and gauge the reaction of your diners when they sample your baked goods with the delicious, nuanced flavor that only gourmet olive oil can bring.
Baking with Aromatic Olive Oils
Oliviers&Co has created unique Aromatic Olive Oils by specially fusing herbs, spices, & other flavoring agents with the freshly harvested olives during the crushing process.
Your daily dose of antioxidants & a little bit of flavor
The higher the pressure used, & the faster it is released, the more quickly the infusion takes place & the more flavor is extracted.
Most Oliviers&Co producers use a traditional grinding method, the stone mill, to extract the oil from the olives. This is done within a 24 hour period in a cold press to reduce oxidation & retain the highest quality in content of the polyphenols, antioxidants, vitamins & most importantly flavor.
Molten Chocolate Cake with Mandarin Olive Oil
To create this masterpiece, Oliviers&Co takes whole mandarin oranges from Puglia & presses them with olives at peak ripeness to produce a bold & fragrant olive oil. This fresh & citrus-y olive oil specialty is versatile & bold, holding its own in this simple, elegant rich & gooey chocolate cake.
