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everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, water, ghee, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, recipes for this program , which were provided by contributors and guests who may not be professional chefs, have not been tested in the food network s kitchens. therefore, the food network cannot attest to the accuracy of any of the recipes.

chopped fruit (see below for suggested flavors), sugar, fresh lemon juice

sugar, sesame seeds, ground cinnamon, sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (half of a box)

unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, fine salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan, grated lemon zest, granulated sugar, plus up to 1 tbsp for topping the muffins, if desired, eggs, at room temperature, poppy seeds, milk, copyright 2001 television food network , g.p. all rights reserved

half-and-half or milk, three 3-inch cinnamon sticks, broken up into pieces, eggs, freshly grated nutmeg, sugar, baguette ( french bread), about 2 feet long, unsalted butter, sugar, marinated berries , recipe follows, marinated berries, sugar, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, and seeds scraped out with a knife and reserved, grated zest of 1/2 lemon, grated zest of 1/2 orange, water, freshly squeezed orange juice, freshly squeezed lemon juice, raspberries, blueberries, rinsed, strawberries, rinsed, tops trimmed, halved or quartered, if large

ground allspice, kosher salt, skinless, bone-in turkey thighs (about 4 lb), butternut squash, cut into 2-inch chunks, chickpeas, drained and rinsed, whole peeled tomatoes with juices, broken up, dried apricots, golden raisins, carrots , cut into 11/2-inch pieces, red onions, halved and cut into wedges, whole dried red chiles, lemon, fresh cilantro , including leaves and some stems, fresh parsley, garlic , smashed, ground cumin, extra-virgin olive oil

unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing, all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting, baking soda, fine salt, crunchy peanut butter, light brown sugar, egg, semisweet chocolate chips, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, sour cream, lightly crushed candy-coated peanut butter candies, lightly crushed potato chips, broken-up pretzel sticks

unsalted butter, softened, crumbled blue cheese (1 1/2 oz), such as roquefort or maytag blue, sliced rare roast beef, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, watercress, red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded , and cut into thin strips, yellow pepper, stemmed, seeded , and cut into thin strips

garlic, scallions, sliced (white and green parts ), coriander seeds, chipotle chile in adobo plus 2 tbsp adobo sauce, cumin seeds, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, boston butt pork shoulder, bone-in, wide strips fresh lime zest, fresh lime juice, fresh orange juice, extra-virgin olive oil, cinnamon sticks, broken up

olive oil, stalks celery, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, low-sodium chicken broth, rolled oats, all-purpose flour, baking powder, grated lemon zest, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, trimmed and halved green beans, boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, chopped fresh dill

recipe quick polenta , firmed up, recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing, garlic, minced, red pepper flakes, baby spinach, coarse salt, black forest ham , soprasata, or coppacola, gouda or fontina cheese, cut into thick slices, marinara sauce

low fat or regular mayonnaise, scallion, thinly sliced, white and green parts, separated, grated freshly peeled ginger, soy sauce, lime, jumbo lump crabmeat, drained and picked over for shells, bay shrimp, deveined and finely chopped, panko (japanese breadcrumbs), plus up to 2 cups for breading, freshly ground pepper, wasabi powder, vegetable oil, sprouts for serving, optional

boneless center-cut pork medallions, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, red or white onion, cut in wedges, apple cider vinegar, unsalted butter, plus up to 2 tbsp (optional), cooking apple , like rome, gravenstein, or golden delicious, peeled, halved, cored, and cut in wedges, torn fresh sage leaves, low-sodium chicken broth, whole-grain mustard

natural microwave popcorn (not the buttered kind ), extra-virgin olive oil, freshly grated parmesan, kosher salt, dark brown sugar, unsalted butter, chili powder, natural microwave popcorn (not the buttered kind), popped, natural microwave popcorn (not the buttered kind ), chocolate chips, marshmallows, salted peanuts , optional

sugar, cornstarch, fine salt, lowfat (1-percent ) milk, egg, reduced-fat sour cream, vanilla extract, ripe bananas, reduced-fat vanilla wafers, broken

kosher salt, fusilli or other corkscrew pasta, unsalted butter, shallot, finely chopped, all-purpose flour, mustard powder, skim milk, low-fat sour cream, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded low-fat swiss cheese, grated parmesan cheese, freshly ground pepper, chopped fresh parsley , basil and/or chives