Cooking Substitution Chart
Arrowroot, 1 tsp... Ύ teaspoon cornstarch or 1 ½ tsp flour
Bread crumbs, 1 cup ...Cracker crumbs Ύ - 1 cup
Buttermilk, 1 cup ......... Vinegar or lemon juice 1 tbsp added to warm milk to = 1 cup, let stand 5 minutes.
Baking powder, 1 tsp .......Baking soda, ½ tsp + ½ tsp cream of tartar
Stock or Broth 1 cup .......... 1 bullion cube + 1 cup hot water
Chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, cup sugar and 6 tbsp butter or margarine
Cornstarch 1 Tbsp ................. 2 T. all-purpose flour
Corn syrup, light, 1 cup
1 Ό cups granulated sugar,+ Ό cup water
Corn syrup, dark, 1 cup
1 Ό cups brown sugar,+ Ό cup water
Sour cream
.. 1 cup yogurt or 1 tbsp lemon juice + evaporate or plain milk to make 1 cup.
1 clove fresh garlic
. 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Gingerroot, 1 tsp grated
. Dried, ground ginger, Ύ tsp
Fresh Herbs, 1 tbsp
Dried herbs, ½ - Ύ tsp
Honey, 1 cup
. Sugar 1 Ό cups + Ό cup water
Lemon juice, 1 tbsp
. Vinegar ½ tbsp
Milk, whole, 1 cup
... Skim milk, 1 cup + 2 tbsp butter or ½ cup evaporated milk with ½ cup water.
Mustard, prepared, 1 tbsp .
Mustard, dry 1 tsp
Molasses, 1 tbsp
. ½ cup honey or 1 Ό cup brown sugar melted
Cooking oil, 1 cup
. Butter or margarine, ½ pound
Poultry Seasoning ..... Sage ½ tsp, thyme ½ tsp, pinch of each: marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg and pepper
Pumpkin Pie Spice, tsp ......Cinnamon, ½ tsp, Ό tsp ground Ginger, plus a pinch of Nutmeg and Allspice
Light Brown sugar
. Granulated sugar ½ cup + ½ cup dark brown sugar
Dark brown sugar
. Granulated sugar ½ cup + 2 tbsp molasses or dark corn syrup
Tomato juice, 1 cup
. Tomato sauce ½ cup + ½ cup water
Tomato paste
. Tomato sauce Ό cup simmering to half volume
Vanilla Bean
... Pure vanilla extract, 1 tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
.... Lemon juice, 2 tbsp
Wine, 1 cup
... Apple cider, chicken or beef broth, 1 cup
Yogurt, 1 cup ............Milk, 1 cup + 1 tbsp lemon juice, let stand 5 minutes
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