| Recipe Calls For : |
Substitute : |
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| Arrowroot - 1 Tbsp |
1-1/2 Tbsp flour or 2-1/4 cornstarch |
| Baking Powder - 1 tsp |
1/4 tsp baking soda + 5/8 tsp cream of tartar OR 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 cup butter milk or sour milk
(reduce liquid in recipe by 1/4 cup) |
| Bread crumbs - 1 cup |
Cracker crumbs 3/4 to 1 cup |
| Butter - 1 cup |
Vegetable oil, scant less than 1 cup |
| Buttermilk or Sour Milk - 1 cup |
1 cup plain yogurt OR 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice + milk to 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes) OR 1-3/4 tsp cream of tartar + 1 cup milk |
| Cake flour - 1 cup |
All-purpose flour, 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons |
| Chocolate, semisweet - 6 ounces |
1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa + 1/4 cup + 3 Tbsp sugar + 3 Tbsp butter or margarine |
| Chocolate, unsweetened - 1 ounce |
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa + 1 Tbsp butter or margarine |
| Coconut, grated - 1 cup |
1-1/3 cups flaked coconut |
| Coconut Milk, Fresh - 1 cup |
3 Tbsp canned cream of coconut + hot water or lowfat milk to 1 cup |
| Cornstarch - 1 Tbsp |
2 Tbsp flour OR 2 tsp arrowroot |
| Corn Syrup, Dark - 1 cup |
3/4 light corn syrup + 1/4 cup light molasses OR 1-1/4 cups brown sugar + 1/4 cup water |
| Corn Syrup, Light or Dark - 1 cup |
1-1/4 cups sugar or packed brown sugar + 1/4 cup liquid called for in recipe |
| Cracker crumbs - 3/4 cup |
1 cup bread crumbs |
| Cream, Half-and-Half - 1 cup |
1-1/2 Tbsp butter + whole milk to 1 cup OR 1/2 cup light cream + 1/2 cup whole milk |
| Cream, Light (20% fat) - 1 cup |
3 Tbsp butter + whole milk to 1 cup |
| Cream, Sour - 1 cup |
1 cup plain yogurt OR 3/4 cup sour milk, buttermilk or plain yogurt + 1/3 cup butter OR 1 Tbsp lemon juice + evaporated whole milk to 1 cup |
| Cream, Whipping (36-40% fat) - 1 cup |
3/4 cup whole milk + 1/3 cup butter OR 13 oz. chilled evaporated milk + 1 tsp lemon juice |
| Garlic - 1 small clove |
1/8 tsp garlic powder |
| Ginger, Fresh - 1 Tbsp chopped |
1/8 tsp powdered ginger |
| Herbs, Fresh - 1 Tbsp |
Dried herbs 1/2 to 3/4 tsp |
| Honey - 1 cup |
1-1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid called for in recipe |
| Lemon Juice - 1 tsp |
1/2 tsp vinegar |
| Milk, Sour - 1 cup |
1 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar + milk to 1 cup (let stand for 5 minutes) |
| Milk, Whole - 1 cup |
1 cup nonfat milk + 2 Tbsp butter or margarine |
| Molasses - 1 cup |
1/2 cup honey OR 1-1/4 cup brown sugar, melted |
| Mustard, Prepared - 1 Tbsp |
1 tsp powdered mustard |
| Sugar for baking - 1 cup |
1/4 cup minus 2 Tbsp corn syrup |
| Tomato Juice - 1 cup |
1/2 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup water |
| Tomato Paste - 2 tsp |
1/4 cup tomato sauce reduced by heating to half |
| Tomato Sauce - 1 cup |
3/8 cup tomato paste + 1/2 cup water |
| Vanilla bean - 1 |
1 tsp pure vanilla extract |
| Vinegar - 1 tsp |
2 tsp lemon juice |
| Yeast, Active Dry - 1/4 ounce |
1 scant Tbsp active dry yeast OR 1 cake compressed fresh yeast |
| Yogurt - 1 cup |
1 cup buttermilk OR 1 cup milk + 1 Tbsp lemon juice |