She always calls for butter.
A few people mentioned Mark Bittman's recipe for Crunchy Granola, so here's that recipe, which, by the way, does not call for butter or oil.
I call down to my prep kitchen on the intercom - calling for butter or more sauce - and that little gangster who keeps my stock rotated and makes that lovely chiffonaded parsley for me is going to reply (after I'm out of hearing), " Fuuck YOUU!! " before giving me exactly what I asked for.
Fat is key to texture, with recipes typically calling for butter, shortening or margarine.
If your cake recipe calls for butter, try using applesauce or butter substitutes with no trans fats instead.
Your swain will fall for you all over again, once they see the special gift that calls for butter, confectioners sugar, egg yolks, flour, sprinkles, food coloring, salt, vanilla extract and equal parts love and labor.
If a cookie recipe calls for butter, margarine or shortening, replace it with a fruit puree.
The key here is to find a recipe that calls for butter as an ingredient.
If your recipe calls for butter and doesn't specifically prohibit this practice, you should always "cream" the butter and the sugar first.
You can try the following replacements for healthier cookies: If a cookie recipe calls for butter or margarine, replace up to half of it with the same number of tbsp. of olive oil, coconut oil or canola oil.
