The differences between some bread dough recipes, with and without oil are subtle but important. Fats work as tenderizers in breads by coating some of the proteins that form gluten, preventing them from hydrating and linking up to form large networks that would lead to toughness. …

Answer: You can’t convert all recipes from solid shortening (butter/margarine) to liquid shortening (olive oil/vegetable oil). A mild-tasting late harvest olive oil would work great in most cake, pastry recipes and your oatmeal cookies. Olive oil can kick up the flavor in brownies and other strong foods.

As a general rule, yes, you can substitute vegetable oil for shortening in cakes. If you substitute oil for shortening, it’s good to consider the instructions for your specific layer, sheet, pound, or bundt cake recipe, then go from there.

The safest choice for cooking is the virgin olive oil, which is also known as olive oil. It’s great for bread making or pasta or pizza or any other type of food that comes to mind. Then comes the extra-virgin. Last but not least, the premium extra-virgin is of the highest quality.

Dense or heavy bread can be the result of not kneading the dough mix properly –out of many reasons out there. Some of the other potential reasons could be mixing the yeast & salt together or losing your patience while baking or even not creating enough tension in the finished loaf before baking the bread.

With No Yeast : The Salt Bacteria can make a bread rise and give it a cheesy flavor. That’s the secret ingredient in salt rising bread, which dates to the late 1700s in Appalachia, when bakers didn’t have yeast on hand.

Here are the 3 best substitutes for yeast.

1. Baking powder. Baking powder is a staple ingredient in a baker’s pantry.
2. Baking soda and acid. You can also use baking soda combined with acid to replace yeast.
3. Sourdough starter. Sourdough starter contains naturally occurring yeast.

If you see that the dough is not rising, it’s likely due to at least one of these reasons: The yeast, baking soda or baking powder that you’ve bought from the store is old. You’re not using the right combination of ingredients. If it’s too cold, it won’t activate the yeast, and if it’s too hot, it can kill the yeast.

Whether a commercial yeast or a natural (sourdough) yeast. But a dough of only flour, water and salt will not rise. Ever. A sourdough starter is made of only flour and water but, while just these ingredients will amount to a leavening agent when added to a dough, it is not able to be a rising dough in itself.

Now the best part: Uses for that lump of dough that didn’t rise. Never throw it out! Instead: Roll some of it very thin, sprinkle with herbs and/or coarse salt and bake homemade crackers.