Ingredient Substitution
You are right in the middle of preparing a recipe and suddenly discover you are missing an ingredient. Yes, you know you should have checked on this before you began but that does not help now.
The following substitutions might help you finish your dish.
| Ingredient | Quantity | Substitute |
| Baking Powder | 1 tsp double acting | 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar |
| Butter | 1 cup | 1 cup margarine or 7/8 cup lard + 1/2 tsp salt |
| Buttermilk | 1 cup | 1 Tbsp vinegar + sweet milk to make 1 cup or 2/3 cup plain yogurt + 1/3 cup sweet milk |
| Chocolate | 1 ounce | 3 Tbsp cocoa + 1 Tbsp shortening |
| Corn Starch/thicken | 1 Tbsp | 2 Tbsp flour |
| Cream | 1 cup | 1/2 cup butter + 3/4 cup milk |
| Egg | 1 whole | 2 egg yolks |
| All Purpose Flour | 1 cup | 1 cup + 2 Tbsp cake flour |
| Cake Flour | 1 cup | 7/8 cup all purpose flour |
| Self-rising Flour | 1 cup | 1 cup flour (omit baking powder & salt) |
| Garlic | 1 small clove | 1/8 tsp garlic powder |
| Herbs | 1 Tbsp fresh | 1 tsp dried |
| Honey | 1 cup | 1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid |
| Milk, fresh whole | 1 cup | 1 cup reconstituted dry milk + 2 tsp butter |
| Milk, whole | 1 cup | 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water |
| Milk, sour | 1 cup | 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + sweet milk to make 1 cup |
| Molasses | 1 cup | 1 cup honey |
| Mustard, prepared | 1 Tbsp | 1 tsp dry mustard |
| Onion, fried | 1 Onion | 1 leek, chopped and fried |
| Onion, Minced/rehydrated | 1 Tbsp instant | 1 small fresh onion |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1 cup | 1 cup cottage cheese + 1 Tbsp skim milk |
| Sour Cream | 1 cup | 1 cup yogurt |
| Sugar, Brown | 1 cup | 3/4 cup granulated sugar + 1/4 cup molasses |
| Sugar, Powdered | 1 1/3 cups | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| Yogurt | 1 cup | 1 cup buttermilk |
Date: December 27, 2009
Categories: Tips