Baking With Olive Oil

Most people know that they can use olive oil for cooking their favorite recipes, however, it often surprises people to find out that olive oil can be used for baking. Here are our most helpful tips for successfully baking with olive oil.

Baking With Olive Oil

• Choose a delicate, late harvest olive oil with nutty, buttery or fruity notes for baking. Stay away from the more intense, Italian, or Tuscan varieties.
• Substitute olive oil for butter in pie crust. Simply chill the olive oil in the freezer using a zip-sealed bag for 2-3 hours until it is the consistency of honey.
• Olive oil is high in Vitamin E, which aids in keeping your baked goods fresher for longer.
• Use olive oil in place of vegetable oil for chewy brownies or moist cakes and muffins.
• Use an olive oil with nutty or buttery notes to make your cookies light and flavorful.
• Brush olive oil on your baking pan or cookie sheet to ensure your baked goods lift right out of the pan.
• Give your cheesecake a distinct elegance by using a rosemary olive oil.
• Add a fruity olive oil to strawberry shortcake or rhubarb pie.
• Drizzle olive oil over dark chocolate fudge cake.
• Thinly coat your hands with olive oil to help keep dough from sticking.
• You can even bake with our buttery, Olivum Reserve Late Harvest traditional olive oil, or add our Citrus Reserve Olive Oil to brownies for a delicious hint of orange.