"Julie" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi all,
>
> I looked through the back postings and could not find a suitable
> answer.
>
> I would like a recipe that uses pureed carrots BUT that does not have
> pineapple or coconut in it. It does not have to be "low fat".
>
> I have a large amount of frozen carrots and wanted to use them up ...
>
> Or lacking a recipe...does any one have an idea what the adjustments
> would be with the fluids if I used pureed carrots rather than grated
> ones...I know the grated ones can be quite juicy...and the pureed ones
> can be either juicy or dry depending on the method used to cook them.
>
> Thanks ever so much..
> Julie

Looking at the USDA database
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl it looks like there is
little difference between the two items.
A 100 g portion of boiled, frozen carrots has 90g water and the same portion
of raw carrots has 88g water
One cup of boiled, frozen carrots is 146g
One cup of raw carrots is 128g
I would guess that the difference in weight is attributable to the packing
density of the two products, with the softer carrots packing more densely.
Therefore, I would use 128 grams of cooked carrots for each cup of raw
carrots specified.

You can generally remove dry ingredients like nuts, raisins, and coconut
from recipes without any change in the formula unless these ingredients are
a major component that contributes to the baked good's structure. That
isn't true of the pineapple as it has a lot of moisture and also is acidic.