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Loading...Easy Rules of Thumb for Baking With Less Fat
- Annie B. Bond
- February 23, 2000
- 7:39 am
- 7 comments
My friend Deb has been baking without fat for years, and her recipes are truly delicious. Even while the debate about high carbohydrate versus low carbohydrate rages, most agree that lowering your saturated fat intake is best for your health.
The National Cholesterol Education Program recommends a diet with no more than 30 percent fat, of which no more than 10 percent comes from saturated fat. Saturated fat is found mainly in animal products, but also in coconuts and palm oils.
Try Deb’s really good “rules of thumb” for baking with less fat! I love the simplicity of them.
DEB’S RULES OF THUMB
* Simply substitute the same amount of applesauce as the recipe calls for butter. In other words, if the recipe calls for one stick of butter (1/2 a cup) substitute ½ cup of applesauce.
* Some recipes are better if you just substitute half of the butter with applesauce.
* Other fruit purees such as that made of prunes also work. You can buy fruit purees for just such a purpose, although they are rarely made of pure fruit.
* When substituting thick fruit purees, such as those made with prunes, replace one stick of butter with 1/3 cup of puree.
Click here for recipes to make your own fruit purees..
Using yogurt cheese (Yochee) is another good way to reduce fat. Read here about how to make baked goods using yochee instead of fat here..
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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how true, and inhibiting
beautiful
Useful tips.
thanks
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Great article. Thanks.
You can reduce the sugar/sweetener if the applesauce adds a lot of sweetness
Thanks for the article.
Thanks. I do a lot of baking.
but does the applesauce make the finished product sweeter?
great, I love applesauce and this is going to help
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