Banana Bread and Shortening

[ashleighbuck]

Will using a banana bread recipe calling for shortening opposed to one calling for oil change the texture of the final product? I am afraid it may weigh it down....could that happen?

 

[Andy M.]

Oil may yield a more moist end result.

 

[bakechef]

Shortening if properly creamed with the sugar might actually yield a lighter end result. Oil will usually make a more moist and dense quick bread.

 

[ShellyCooks]

I use oil in all my sweet breads, banana, zucchini, carrot, persimmon, nut, etc. and the texture is moist and tender. A few less calories than butter or shortening, too!

 

[bakechef]

Oil and shortening will have about the same amount of calories, and butter will have LESS calories. Shortening and oil are 100% fat, and butter is around 80% (the remainder is water and milk solids) so butter comes in at the least amount of calories (and fat). Oil has the most calories of the three per tablespoon.

 

[chopper]

It may be time for an experiment.

 

[ShellyCooks]

Oops! I should have said "less cholesterol"!