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:: Low Fat Ingredients  ::

   Beating egg whites
     Egg whites beat much better if they are at room temperature.

   More tender cake

 

    To make a more tender cake, use buttermilk instead of milk. When doing this be sure to add ¼ tsp of baking soda to the dry ingredients.

   To cut back on the fat in desserts,
     Try using fruit sauces or purees, low fat cream, plain yogurt, or mix reduced fat ricotta and skim milk.
    :: Dessert  ::

   Preparing desserts
     When preparing desserts, try cutting back on the sugar and increasing the flour.

   Have non-fat yogurt, ices, or fruits for dessert
   You can cut down on fat in baked goods by using half the fat and substituting fruit puree for the other half.