Cooking & Baking Tips: Healthy Fats, Grain Prep & Substitutes

Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.

Sliced wholemeal bread with seeds and ghee (clarified butter)

How Much Fat is in Ghee?

Ghee is a clarified butter often used in Indian cooking. It is a healthy oil that may be used for cooking stir fry or to flavor dishes. Its high smoking point makes it a suitable cooking oil and also means that it doesn't produce tissue-damaging free radicals in the body.

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Homemade sponge cake

What Can I Use Instead of Eggs for Baking a Cake?

As binding agents, eggs are a standard ingredient in most baking recipes. They also provide moisture and volume to baked goods such as cakes, cookies and muffins. If you're a vegan, have an egg allergy, don't like the taste or simply find yourself out of eggs, use an egg substitute in a pinch.

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