How to Substitute 1 Ingredient for Another

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Substitute 1 Ingredient for Another

This quick guide is a simple way to substitute ingredients while cooking. Ever run out butter, whole milk or cake flour? No need to worry or start all over that holiday meal can be saved in a pinch!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

To be stuck without the right ingredient!

Step 1

1 whole egg for baking or thickening can be substituted with 2 egg yolks.
Step 2

1 cup of margarine or butter for baking can be substituted with 7/8 cup of vegetable oil plus 1/2 sp. of salt.
Step 3

1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate can be substituted with 3 tbsp. of cocoa plus 1 tbsp. of fat
Step 4

1 tsp of double acting baking powder can be substituted with a 1/4 tsp of baking soda plus 1/2 cup of sour milk or buttermilk
Step 5

1 cup of buttermilk or sourmilk for baking can be substituted with 1 cup of whole milk plus 1 tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice
You can also substitute with 1 cup of whole milk plus 1 3/4 tsp of cream of tartar
Step 6

1 cup of whole milk can be substituted with 1/2 cup of evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup of water or...
1 cup of nonfat dry or skim milk plus 2 1/2 tsps of butter or margarine
Step 7

1 cup of skim milk can be substituted with 1 cup of reconstituted nonfat dry milk.
Step 8

1 tablespoon of flour for thickening can be substituted with 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch or 2 teaspoons of quick-cooking tapioca
Step 9

1 cup of cake flour for baking can be substituted with 7/8 cup of all purpose flour.

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walker7 said

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on 1/25/2009 I never have everything for a recipe, so this will come in handy. Thank you!

Walkaboutangel said

on 1/4/2009 Great info... and so important to the cook... especially those who can not just run right out to the store... Thanks for posting this for us..

Angel