cooking oil: Safflower oil replacement

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Safflower oil replacement

According to cookbook author Sarah Phillips, safflower oil has similar properties to vegetable oils, making it a good choice for substitution in a recipe that calls for veggie oil. She calls safflower a light oil that's good for all purposes from baking to frying and sauteing. It can have a slightly nutty flavor and can withstand high heat cooking. You might wish to substitute safflower oil for vegetable oil for a number of reasons. Perhaps you are halfway through a recipe and realize that your bottle of vegetable oil is almost empty but the bottle of safflower oil is full. Or perhaps you have heard of some of the health benefits that may come from use of this ancient, flower-derived oil.