Cooking: Substitutes
Isn't it such a pain when you're missing a key ingredient for a recipe? Perhaps you can use a substitute.
Here's a list of common ingredients and what they can be substituted with.
Category: |
Ingredient: |
Quantity: |
Substitute: |
|---|---|---|---|
Baking |
Cornstarch |
1 tablespoon |
2 tablespoons all purpose flour |
Cake Flour |
1 cup |
1 cup all purpose flour minus 2 tablespoons |
|
Self Rising Flour |
1 cup |
1 cup all purpose flour minus 2 teaspoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt |
|
Flour for thickening |
2 tablespoons |
1 tablespoon cornstarch |
|
Baking Powder |
1 teaspoon |
1/2 teaspoon cream tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
|
Dairy |
Whole Milk |
1 cup |
2/3 cup 1 percent milk plus 1/2 cup half and half or 7/8 skim milk plus 1/8 heavy cream |
Half and Half |
1 cup |
3/4 cup whole milk plus 1/4 heavy cream or 2/3 cup skim (or low fat) milk plus 1/3 heavy cream |
|
Sour Cream |
1 cup |
1 cup plain yogurt |
|
Ricotta Cheese |
1 cup |
1 cup cottage cream plus 1 tablespoon skim milk |
|
Yogurt |
1 cup |
1 cup buttermilk |
|
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
1 cup of milk plus 1 tablespoon of either lemon juice or white vinegar |
|
Sweetners |
Honey |
1 cup |
1 cup maple syrup or 1 cup light or dark corn syrup |
Brown Sugar |
1 cup |
3/4 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup molasses |
|
Confectioners Sugar |
1 cup |
1 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch - process in a blender until powdery |
|
Corn Syrup |
1 cup |
1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup water |
|
Acidity |
Lemon Juice |
1 teaspoon |
1/2 teaspoon vinegar |
Apple Cider Vinegar |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup white vinegar |
|
Balsamic Vinegar |
1 tablespoon |
1 tablespoon sherry or cider vinegar |
|
Cocoa and Chocolate |
Unsweetened Chocolate |
1 ounce |
1 tablespoon cocoa plus 1 tablespoon butter |
Semi-sweet Chocolate |
1 square |
3 tablespoons chocolate chips or 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tablespoon sugar |
|
Dutch Process Cocoa |
3 tablespoons |
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa plus 1/8 teaspoon baking soda |
|
Seasonings |
Fresh Herbs |
1 tablespoon |
1 teaspoon dried herbs |
Fresh Ginger - grated |
1 tablespoon |
1 teaspoon dried ground ginger |
|
Dried Mustard |
1 teaspoon |
1 tablespoon prepared mustard |
|
Prepared Mustard |
1 tablespoon |
1 teaspoon dried mustard mixed with 1 tablespoon water |
|
Miscellaneous |
Capers |
1 tablespoon |
1 tablespoon chopped green olives |
Meat, Poultry or Vegetable Stock |
1 cup |
Stock flavors are interchangeable but check for seasonings. Water can also be used. |
|
Orange |
1 orange |
1/4 cup orange juice |
