Below are some of my favorite substitute suggestions that will both help you eat your holiday cheer without fear and/or fight back the holiday bulge so you can ring in the new year without a bigger rear.
FLOUR (1 Cup)
To increase nutrients and fiber content mix 1/2 cup wheat flour with 1/2 white flour
Go gluten free
1/3 cup Rice Flour
1/3 cup Millet Flour
1/3 Almond Meal
SWEETENERS (1 Cup)
Reduce sugar content by half by using 1 cup apple sauce to replace 1 cup of white sugar
No brown sugar? Use 1 cup white sugar, 2 TBS Molasses
Ran out of Confectioners sugar? Use 1 cup white sugar and 1 TBS cornstarch, grind well in food processor
FAT (1 Cup)
No butter? No problem! Reduce the fat and calories by half with these two substitutes:
1 cup mashed avocado (also fun as it will give your recipe a green tint...you may want to warn your friends in advance)
1 cup mashed bananas
Out of oil? Try this:
1 cup stiffly beaten egg whites ( I find verbally abusing them doesn't really change the consistency but it often makes me feel better)
1 cup Greek yogurt (no beating required here, yogurt is already well behaved)
Dairy (1 Cup)
Heavy Cream: Cut calories and fat by using 1 cup evaporated milk
Buttermilk: 1 cup milk, 1 TBS lemon juice OR vinegar
Leavener (1tsp) (This is the stuff that makes your baked goods rise or, if you're seven year old, your school volcano go boom!)
Baking Powder: 1/3 tsp baking soda and 1/2 cream of tarter
Baking Soda: 4 tsp baking powder
Cream of Tartar: 1tsp lemon juice
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