As an avid
cook, vegetarian cookbook author and cooking instructor, I've tried many butter-substitutes/margarines over the years. A spread to use on toast in the morning is one thing. But when it comes to baking, it takes a winner to stand up to the challenge of being just as good as regular dairy butter for flavour, texture and consistent excellent results. Let's face it, butter IS a tough act to follow. If you prefer a non-dairy choice for health, ethical or other reasons and still want to turn out great tasting baked goods,
Earth Balance Buttery Spread is definitely a good alternative to try.
From Earth Balance website: "As deliciously satisfying on morning toast as it is a baking ingredient, our Earth Balance® Natural Buttery Spread is an excellent all-around butter alternative. It was the 2010 Winner of the American Tasting Institute award for best tasting natural buttery spread, and all you have to do is taste its smooth flavor and creamy, silky consistency to see why."
Stop by their
website for a fun browse and links to
ingredients for all their products, they've got quite a few including various types of spreads and some new beverage options. There are also
recipes, reader's community options, contests etc...Check it out if you are looking for more information or
inspiration for perhaps
healthier food options for you and your family when it comes to these types of staple products.The kind of food choices that most of us make on a daily basis so the implications to our health are considerable too.
Speaking of inspiration, how's this?
These delicious
Bread-Machine Rosemary Flax Buns (click link for recipe) from my cookbook:
Not Just for Vegetarians are a perfect example of a recipe I've made many, many times with
Earth Balance Original and always with consistently good results.
I also use
Earth Balance when baking:
pie crusts,cookies,breads, scones, muffins etc...and of course it tastes great on
toast too!
Overall rating for this product: Excellent. 5 out of 5.
Updated rating as of Feb. 12 (see my comment below) Good. 3 out of 5.