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Emergency Substitutions

Here is a list of substitutions for when you run out of an ingredient in a recipe.

Baking Powder - 1 tsp.
= 1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk (to replace 1/2 cup of the liquid called for)
Broth or Stock - 1 cup
= 1 bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
Buttermilk - 1 cup
= 1 tbsp. lemon juice or vinegar plus enough whole milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes before using) or 1 cup whole milk plus 1 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar or 1 cup plain yogurt
Cake Flour - 1 cup
= 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Chocolate - 1oz. square (unsweetened)
= 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tbsp butter or margarine
Cornstarch - 1 tbsp. (for thickening)
= 2 tbsp. flour, all-purpose
Corn Syrup - 1 cup
= 1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid
Cracker Crumbs - 3/4 cup
= 1 cup dry bread crumbs
Cream - 1 cup (light)
= 2 tbsp. butter plus 1 cup minus 2 tbsp. milk
Garlic - 1 clove
= 1/8 tsp. garlic powder or minced dried garlic
Herbs - 1 tsp. (dried)
= 1 tbsp. fresh herbs
Honey - 1 cup
= 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid
Lemon Peel - 1 tsp. (finely shredded)
= 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
Milk - 1 cup (whole)
= 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water or 1 cup reconstituted nonfat dry milk (plus 2 tsp. butter or margarine, if desired)
Mustard - 1 tsp. (dry)
= 1 tbsp. prepared mustard
Onion - 1 small
= 1 tsp. onion powder or 1 tbsp. minced dried onion, rehydrated
Sour Cream - 1 cup
= 1 cup yogurt
Sugar - 1 cup (brown)
= 1 cup minus 1 tbsp. white sugar plus 1 1/2 tbsp. molasses
Sugar - 1 cup (granulated)
= 1 cup packed brown sugar or 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Tomatoes - 2 cups (canned)
= 2 1/2 cups peeled fresh cooked tomatoes
Tomato Sauce - 2 cups
= 3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water
Tomato Juice - 1 cup
= 1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water
Vanilla Bean - 1 piece
= 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Whipping Cream - 1 cup (whipped)
= 2 cups whipped dessert topping
Yeast - 1 package (active dry)
= 1 cake compressed yeast