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LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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Posted by guybuk (My Page) on Mon, Jan 14, 02 at 10:48
| I have read the recipe for Hunza bread. I want to make the bread but I am having difficulty getting all the ingredients particularly the Canola oil.
I live in England and I have only located one shop that has even heard of it (and they cannot get it). It seems very unlikely I will ever be able to get it.
Can anyone suggest an alternative that might be ok ? I wondered if I could use Olive oil or even Sunflower oil or walnut oil maybe sesame oil, which do you think is most similar ?
Any suggestions or guesses would be very welcome, I simply don't have a clue as I cannot find anyone who has ever seen it yet alone used it.
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RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| You could probably use any vegetable oil in place of Canola. I am not sure what Hunza Bread is, but I use olive oil (2 Tablespoons) in my Italian Bread. If it calls for a lot of oil, like a 1/4 cup or more than I would not use the olive oil as it imparts more of a flavour than other vegetable oils, such as sunflower. Ann. |
RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| Canola has a very mild flavor so I would choose a light vegetable oil or something similar. |
RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| Sunflower or safflower oil are good substitutes. |
RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| Sunflower oil is the most like canola oil but Hunza Bread isn't originally made with it, so I imagine any low cholesterol oil would work. I don't know why you can't find canola oil since it's readily availble in nearly all grocery stores. |
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| Have you tried looking in the Food Court at Harrod's? Any canola oil there will be well over-priced I would imagine, but you could check out the brands and compare them with what is available at your local Sainsburys (or wherever). |
canola is gm so not sold in uk
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| Thanks for all your guesses for where to get canola oil. However Canola Oil is NOT AVAILABLE in the UK. Canola is a "GENETICALLY MODIFIED" product and has NOT been granted an import licence. I'm not (yet) convinced that it's safe for human consumption. Read the info (link below) and you decide ..... |
Here is a link that might be useful: worrying information about canola oil
RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| Agree with guybuck, none of us should be using canola oil. I never had trouble with my cholesterol until I started using it. Use peanut oil, corn, safflower oil instead for low cost alternatives. Sesame and walnut are tasty, but expensive. |
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| Cholesterol is found in 'animal' products......meat, cheese, eggs, ice cream, etc. Canola Oil is made from the rapeseed. |
RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| Canola is rapeseed oil so you might try looking for that but any of the lighter oils suggested should work. Canola = Canada oil |
RE: LOOKING for: Alternative to canola oil needed
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| sorry salena I missed your post :-) |
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