The Guardian recently ran a great story on how to bake with olive oil. We love olive oil, and do just about everything with it, but we had not tried baking. So last Saturday, we rolled up our sleeves and start to bake with our olive oil. Turns out, it was better than using butter! And our special secret tip: don't skimp on the salt sprinkled on top, it makes the cookies.
The writer, Ruby Tandoh said she wanted a worthy alternative to butter. "...Something that can create the same melting tenderness as butter while contributing some unique flavour of its own. Olive oil does exactly that." We tried the olive oil chocolate chip cookies - there wasn't one left in the casa!
Photograph: Jill Mead for the Guardian
The writer, Ruby Tandoh said she wanted a worthy alternative to butter. "...Something that can create the same melting tenderness as butter while contributing some unique flavour of its own. Olive oil does exactly that." We tried the olive oil chocolate chip cookies - there wasn't one left in the casa!
Photograph: Jill Mead for the Guardian