To balance the spiciness of a curry sauce, add applesauce for sweetness. About 1\/2 cup of applesauce for each cup of curry sauce will do the trick.<\/p>\n
For a juicier meatball, use applesauce. Grandmothers have used this trick for decades. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a simple recipe: Combine 1 1\/2 pounds ground beef, 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1 cup applesauce, 1 teaspoon salt, and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Shape into balls and roll in flour. Brown them in a skillet and then add to your favorite spaghetti sauce and simmer until cooked through. Or, after browning, put them in a casserole, top with your favorite sauce or gravy, and bake until cooked through.<\/p>\n
For a healthy alternative to butter in baked goods, replace 1\/2 cup of the butter with 1\/4 cup well-drained unsweetened applesauce and 1\/4 cup buttermilk. As a fat replacement, applesauce works best with lighter-colored batters and spice batters. The applesauce will create a slightly chewier texture in the final baked good. To lighten the texture, use pastry flour or cake flour. Upping the sugar a bit will also give you more crispness on the surface, especially in muffins.<\/p>\n
To round out the flavor of sweet potato or squash soup, stir in 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce per cup of soup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To balance the spiciness of a curry sauce, add applesauce for sweetness. About 1\/2 cup of applesauce for each cup of curry sauce will do the trick. For a juicier meatball, use applesauce. Grandmothers have used this trick for decades. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a simple recipe: Combine 1 1\/2 pounds ground beef, 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1 cup applesauce, 1 teaspoon salt, and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Shape into balls and roll in flour. Brown them…<\/p>\n