Can you use yogurt instead of sour cream?
In a pinch, I always substitute yogurt for sour cream and never noticed a difference in the end result.Many of you substitute yogurt for sour cream for health reasons.I didn't know if the sour cream and yogurt versions of my baked goods had the same flavor or texture.We ran some tests on substituting yogurt for sour cream to see what would happen.
Many baking recipes feature sour cream as a secret ingredient.Is Greek yogurt a substitution for plain yogurt?Is it possible that these could work better than sour cream?If only one of the three ingredients is useful, these results could be helpful to people trying to cut calories.
A substitution for sour cream in baked goods would be yogurt and Greek yogurt.
We ran tests with full-fat sour cream, 2% plain yogurt, and Greek yogurt.
My tried and true cupcake recipe was baked three times, once with sour cream, yogurt and Greek yogurt.I did the same with my cake.We measured the ingredients by volume.We recorded comments and scores on taste, texture, and overall enjoyment after testing with friends and family.
The cupcakes with the sour cream were the ultimate.These cupcakes are delicious, and live up to their reputation.The Greek yogurt cupcakes had a light crumb, a good flavor, and were fluffy, making them earn a 5 for taste and 4 for texture.The plain yogurt cupcakes were amazing, their flavor and light fluffy texture kept everyone coming back for more, so the yogurt would be the optimum substitution if necessary.The plain yogurt cupcakes needed a few minutes more in the oven than the Greek yogurt ones.The Greek yogurt cupcakes did not dome evenly, but the plain yogurt ones did.It is possible that the Greek yogurt had no fat, but as we did not do further testing with non-fat yogurt, that is still a hypothesis.
Jonathan and I tasted three coffee cakes and had to guess which one was which.We couldn't tell a difference in the end.They tasted the same and had the exact same texture.I had to keep signs on the cakes to tell them apart.I found that the yogurt coffee cake needed a few more minutes of baking time.
We would recommend using equal amounts of plain or Greek yogurt in place of sour cream in baked goods based on the results of the study.The end results will not be compromised.Adding a few more minutes to the bake time is something we would suggest.
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