There is a site that reverse engineers foods and tells you how to make things yourself. They did Twinkies already, I believe. You can request your favorites, but most likely it has already been done and they have it. I don't remember or have the internet address, but you can find it with a search engine.
Canola is one of the 4 main GMO crops. I just found out after I bought a gallon of the sh*t. (Insert deleted expletive here.) The other 3 are: corn, soy, and cotton. The 5 GMO companies are: Monsanto, Bayer, Dupont, Syngenta(spelling?), and Dow. Monsanto is the big guns here. They are trying to wipe out any seeds they don't have a patent on or have engineered to commit suicide at the end of the year.
If they were to succeed, I don't think things would be too good for anybody else. Sigh. Get and save heirloom seeds!! Share them and pass them on as much as you can manage and afford, too.
Heirloom plants are much more flavorful than hybrid and GMO, also more tender. They don't ship or handle as well because of their tenderness/softness and their yields are less predictable. I am trying for nothing but heirloom seeds now, anyway.
I substitute oil for shortening all the time. It does not work for making your own mixes, however. You can just make up the rest of the mix and add the oil when you prepare the food.
Olive oil has a low melting point and is not so good to use in anything with a medium to high cooking temp. Coconut oil has a very high melting point, so it will even work for stir fry.
I looked up some canola oil substitutes and two that I found were sunflower oil and safflower oil. Both of those have a melting point the same as canola and don't have saturated fats either. They seem to have additional health benefits as well. I'm going to check prices next time I shop. Coconut oil is pretty pricey and I want some cheaper ones, like I hope sunflower oil and safflower oil might be.
Popcorn cooked in coconut oil is really good.
Yummies!
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