How Can You Make Your Baking Healthier?
Do you enjoy trying wholegrain bread and sweet recipes during your cheat day? Eating baked goods should not be one of your guilty pleasures. Remember that consuming excessive amounts of something can make you gain weight. That means you should watch out for the amount of food your intake, not exactly the type.
In that case, bake something healthier with these baking tips! Doing so should help take away your guilty pleasure and enjoy eating baked goods like no other.
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While it is true that bread might not be the saltiest food people eat, the salt content of the baked goods you eat will impact your health. If you want to live healthy and long, you should start using less salt, not just in baking but also in your cooking.
For tempura flour, add no salt to your tempura recipe. Most tempura flour already has salt, so adding more will make your dish saltier.
TRY OUT DIFFERENT FLOURS
Using all-purpose flour is commonplace in Singapore, but there are many different types of flour available in the market, such as:
- Rice flour
- Gluten rice flour
- Whole wheat flour
- Bucket wheat flour
- Oat flour
Each type of flour has a different use. Knowing the difference will help you a lot with your cooking and baking.
WATCH YOUR PORTION
Another healthier baking tip you should take note of is to watch your portion. Instead of going for something bigger, use smaller moulds to create the smaller size of baked goods. With this, you can trick your mind that you are eating more but a lesser amount of sweets in reality.
SWAP OUT REFINED SUGAR FOR FRUIT
Since fruits have natural sugar called fructose, swapping it with refined sugar can make a healthier version of baking goods. Just make sure to use enough fruits so your baked goods will not be too sweet.
REPLACE BUTTER WITH GREEK YOGHOURT
Like butter, Greek yoghurt works the same with all purpose flour and others. Using this as a replacement can make your baked goods healthier since it contains more vitamins and minerals.
No More Stock of Flour? Not A Problem!
Prima Flour always got your back! They have all types of flour, like wholemeal flour, to enjoy its benefits. Grab whatever you need now and try out the recipes they have shared on their blog to add a variety of baked goods to your diet.