Recipe Substitutions

Substitutions

Food

Amount

Substitute

Biscuit Mix

2 cups

Mix 1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour with 2 ½ tsp of baking powder and ¾ tsp of salt. Then cut in 1/3 cup of shortening until the mixture looks like fine crumbs

Baking Powder

1tsp

1 tsp of baking soda plus ½ tsp of cream of tartar

Balsamic Vinegar

1 TBSP

1 TBSP of cider vinegar or sherry

Bread Crumbs

¼ cup

¼ cup finely crushed cracker crumbs, corn flakes, or oats (old fashioned or quick cooking)

Broth

1 cups

1 tsp or 1 cube of bullion dissolved in 1 cup of boiling water

Buttermilk

1 cup

1 TBSP of lemon juice or white vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup, let stand 5 minutes. Or 1 cup of plain yogurt

Semisweet Baking
Chocolate

1 ounce

1 ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate plus 1 TBSP sugar

Unsweetened Baking Chocolate

1 ounce

3 TBSP of baking cocoa plus 1 TBSP shortening or margarine

Cornstarch

1 TBSP

2 TBSP all-purpose flour or 4 tsp quick-cooking tapioca

Light Corn Syrup

1 cup

1 cup of sugar plus ¼ cup of water

Dark Corn Syrup

1 cup

¾ cup light corn syrup plus ¼ cup molasses. Or 1 cup maple flavored syrup

All-Purpose Flour

1 cup

1 cup plus 2 TBSP cake flour

Self-Rising Flour

1 cup

1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp of salt and ¼ tsp baking soda

Honey

1 cup

1 ¼ cups sugar plus ¼ cup water or apple juice

Milk

1 cup

½ cup evaporated milk plus ½ cup of water.

Molasses

1 cup

½ cup honey, but the flavor will be milder

Oil (for cake or cookies)

1 cup

1 cup of applesauce

Pumpkin or Apple Pie Spice

1 tsp

Mix ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground allspice and 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Sesame Seed

1 TBSP

1 TBSP finely chopped blanched almonds

Sour Cream

1 cup

1 cup plain yogurt

Brown Sugar

1 cup

1 cup granulated sugar plus 2 TBSP molasses or dark corn syrup

Granulated Sugar

1 cup

1 cup packed light brown sugar or 2 cups of powdered sugar

Powdered Sugar

1 cup

1 cup granulated sugar put through the blender

Red Wine

1 cup

1 cup apple cider or 1 cup beef broth

White Wine

1 cup

1 cup apple juice, or 1 cup apple cider or 1 cup chicken broth