How to Use Vegan Soy Yogurt as a Baking Substitute for Oil

You can substitute yogurt for oil in many baking recipes.

Vegan soy yogurt is a low-fat or non-fat, non-dairy food. It can be used in baking to reduce the amount of fat in pastries and can be a useful ingredient in vegan cooking. It gives cookies, cakes and sweet breads a soft and moist texture that regular oils do not provide. You do not have to change any other parts of your baking recipe when you substitute yogurt for oil, although you may have to make sure the batter is not too wet.

Instructions

1. Read the recipe to see how much oil is required. You will use the same amount of vegan soy yogurt that is called for oil.

2. Stir yogurt and add it to the baking mix when the recipe calls for the oil to be added. The yogurt may make the batter extra moist. Slightly reduce the amount of liquid, or add a small amount of flour, to even out the mixture.

3. Continue baking normally. Check the oven every once in a while to see how your baked goods are progressing. Make sure that you do not under-cook your goods.

Tips & Warnings

• When used in baking, yogurt gives food a creamy and tender texture. The taste of the yogurt will be at least slightly noticeable in the finished product. Choose to use yogurt instead of oil if you believe the quality of your baked goods will not be negatively altered by the substitution.

References

• Taste of Home: Yogurt for Lower-Fat Baking
• University of Missouri Extension: How to Modify Recipes to Reduce Fat