Bran muffin recipe substitute question

"Rimsey Mimblerod" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm currently looking for a yogurt bran muffin recipe (i
have a few, but i'm always soliciting more) and I had a
question for the folks out there. Can olive oil be used as
a substitute for vegetable oil? I realize it may effect
the flavour of the muffin, but i'd rather be consuming
olive oil than corn or canola oil. olive oil has a
slightly different profile, and I wasn't sure if it would
have a negative effect. thanks for any help.

You can use olive oil. If you use extra light, you won't
notice an olive flavor. Don't use extra virgin -- the strong
flavor would probably be pretty nasty in muffins (unless,
perhaps, they're supposed to be savory muffins).

But what's wrong with canola oil? I thought that was one of
the oils of choice these days.

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Quoted message said:

I'm currently looking for a yogurt bran muffin recipe (i
have a few, but i'm always soliciting more) and I had a
question for the folks out there. Can olive oil be used
as a substitute for vegetable oil? I realize it may
effect the flavour of the muffin, but i'd rather be
consuming olive oil than corn or canola oil. olive oil
has a slightly different profile, and I wasn't sure if it
would have a negative effect. thanks for any help.

You can use olive oil. If you use extra light, you won't
notice an olive flavor. Don't use extra virgin -- the
strong flavor would probably be pretty nasty in muffins
(unless, perhaps, they're supposed to be savory muffins).

But what's wrong with canola oil? I thought that was one of
the oils of choice these days.

It's not that there is anything wrong with canola oil, but
just that I prefer the fatty acid profile of olive oil over
other oils. thanks for the response, though.

Rimsey Mimblerod said:

I'm currently looking for a yogurt bran muffin recipe (i
have a few, but i'm always soliciting more) and I had a
question for the folks out there. Can olive oil be used as
a substitute for vegetable oil? I realize it may effect
the flavour of the muffin, but i'd rather be consuming
olive oil than corn or canola oil. olive oil has a
slightly different profile, and I wasn't sure if it would
have a negative effect.

Try olive oil the next time you make up a batch of bran
muffins and decide for yourself if you like the way the
resulting muffins taste. Only you will know how you like the
flavor of the muffins.