At home we often make granola and flapjacks with olive oil but this gorgeous polenta cake is probably our favourite....

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The huge rise in vegan cooking and baking in the last couple of years has disproved this and these days vegan or not, most of us have tasted some pretty incredible butter-free treats. 

How to substitute olive oil for butter

As a general rule you use 3/4 the amount of butter called for by the recipe. So, if your recipe asks for 100gr melted butter you will use 75gr olive oil. Simple.

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