Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Substitutes

I love to bake, but I don't like the calories.  So when I bake, I often substitute the oil in a recipe with unsweetened applesauce.  (And just WHY would anyone WANT to sweeten applesauce?  It's already sweet!!!)

For Thanksgiving, I baked a very rich carrot cake.  Because it was the first time I used that recipe, I decided to make it as directed--with a full cup of oil.  It was pretty darn good.  For Christmas, I made the same cake, only this time I substituted the oil with applesauce.


How did it turn out?

Pretty good.  A bit moister, but other than that it was still a very good cake.

I noticed that my local grocery store is now selling a prune mixture, which can be used as a substitute for oil, and I'm going to buy some and try that in a recipe some time soon.  (While I contemplate going on a diet and putting all baking on hold for some time.)

What ingredient have you substituted in a recipe?
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3 comments:

  1. I use sugar substitutes and with the applesauce this would be a great diet cake.

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  2. I have heard people use diet 7-up in recipes with the apple sauce!

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  3. I hate to say it but.... I very rarely, if ever, substitute in my baking. Still feel, it's not what you eat it's how much. Lost 50lbs with that system. So I'd say it works.

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