Sixth Post!

[hoisinsauce]

"The thing about illegally breeding fire-breathing possums is that you gotta keep a bucket of water handy."

*Those fools! Fire-breathing possums are greasy; water will only feed the flames! Oh, if only I could tell them of my empire...*

(Context: https://secretfanspace.dreamwidth.org/1839.html?thread=2678831#cmt2678831)

Talk fandom! Making things! Reading, writing, drawing, whatever! Miscellaneous life chatter! Meme's happy to see you again!

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Re: Fooooooooooooood

[(Anonymous)]

Seen on recipe page:

"Hi Sally, I’ve been trying a few of your recipes and my family loves each of them! Wanted to try this as we like grapefruits but can I replace half the oil with applesauce?"

Whaaat why would you think those would be interchangeable

Re: Fooooooooooooood

[(Anonymous)]

sa

Apparently it's a common suggestion. Still makes no sense. Oil is oil. Applesauce is... not.

Re: Fooooooooooooood

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I used to do that substitution a lot in baked goods! I think it's because oil (and eggs) are just used for moisture and binding in a lot of baked goods, so a thick fruit puree like applesauce works as a substitute. Yogurt works well too.

Doesn't work for everything, though. It usually makes the dish kind of heavy, so I don't think it would turn out too well in, like, a dutch baby or a popover. It's perfectly fine for something simple like cake mix cakes for breakfast, though.