Substitute Commonly Used Ingredients
No matter how well-stocked you keep your pantry, there is bound to come a time when you need an ingredient for a recipe that you are lacking. Whether it's not having the ingredient at all, or even substituting for health reason. When and if this happens to you, this article should help.
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Commonly Used Ingredient Substitutions
| 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 | convert}} 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 | convert}} 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 |
| Wine | 1/2 cup | 1/4 cup of wine vinegar (red or white wine vinegar depending on what the recipe calls for) mixed with 1 Tablespoon of sugar and 1/4 cup of water |
General Guidelines
- Figure out how much of the missing ingredient you require for the recipe you're making.
- Consult the table above for common ingredient substitutions. When trying to find a substitute for a food, try to match the substance of the ingredient to the choice of substitution.
- Then substitute.
Tips
- Try using substitutions sometimes even when not necessary to put a "personal touch" in your recipe.
- Great substitutes for butter are applesauce and yogurt. They work very well in cookies.
