Creative Cooking ~T2 ~ Pg54

Thickeners include flour, cornstarch, and potatoes. Leaveners include baking powder, baking soda, yeast, and whipped egg whites. When baking a cake, the outcome would vary depending on which ingredient we changed or left out. For instance, if we left out baking soda, the cake would be flat. If we substituted applesauce for oil, there would be no ill effect. On Thanksgiving, we used turkey drippings instead of water when making dressing to make it more flavorful. We also substituted applesauce for butter in our sweet potato casserole. It remained moist and had a cinnamon flavor. It was also healthier because it had less fat. We also tried a different cherry pie recipe. The one we used called for corn starch as a thickener. It was thicker than the pie we typically make with flour, but we did not like the flavor or texture.