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FAT SUBSTITUTIONS IN BAKING INFO

Jenny: "Substituting applesauce for oil/butter works in some things. I have successfully done this with biscuits, cornbread, some muffin recipes, and apple-oatmeal cookies. Use the same volume applesauce as oil/butter (ie. use 2 Tbsp applesauce for 2 Tbsp oil). I try to use unsweetened, but sweetened should work as well (you might want to cut the sugar back).

Another substitute that works (really!) for dark baked goods (brownies or gingerbread) is baby food pureed prunes.

For all of these, the texture will not be quite the same as with fats, and they'll dry out faster. Anything that you won't eat up right away, you should probably freeze. Also, the gingerbread was really sticky and hard to cut while it was still warm, but much better after it had cooled."

Source: Jenny Herl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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