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Sub Applesauce Or A Banana For Oil In Baking

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When you're baking muffins or quick bread or making waffles or pancakes, you can substitute applesauce (or pear sauce) or mashed ripe banana for a portion of oil. I generally sub 1/2 to 3/4 of the volume for muffins or quick bread, and about half for waffles or pancakes.

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For the waffles or pancakes, make sure you've got a good non-stick surface.

- Submitted by EATNBOOGERS 4/22/2010 in Cooking | 4 Comments

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