Ingredient Substitutions

Date: 05/03/2004 Topic: Food Tips and Info > Substitutions

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Missing an ingredient and don't want to run to the store? Some of these ingredient substitutions may help you in a pinch. Some our simply lower fat alternatives. If you know a substitution not listed here let us know about it.

Ingredients
Substitute

Baking Powder

1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Beef Stock

1 cup water 2 teaspoons tamari or soy sauce

Butter

1 cup butter 1 cup margarine

Buttermilk

1 cup buttermilk 1 cup yogurt

1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup skim milk

Chocolate (Baking)

1 ounce Chocolate, baking 3 teaspoon cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon oil

Cornstarch

1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 tablespoon arrowroot

Egg (Baking)

1 egg 2 egg whites

Egg (Thickening)

1 egg 1 egg white
1 teaspoon oil

Flour (Cake)

1 cup 1 cup less 2 tablespoons

Flour (Self-Rising)

1 cup 1 cup all-purpose flour less 2 teaspoon
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Flour (All-Purpose White)

1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup white flour
1/2 cup wheat flour

Garlic

1 clove 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
OR
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

Honey

1 cup 1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup liquid

Honey

1 cup 1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup liquid

Lemon Juice

1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon vinegar

Milk (Sour or Buttermilk)

1 cup sour or buttermilk 1 cup milk minute 1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar

Milk (Sweetended Condensed)

1 cup sweetended condenses milk 1 cup + 2 tablespoons dry milk
1/2 cup warm water
3/4 cup sugar
Mix milk and warm water together. Then add sugar until smooth

Milk (Whole)

1 cup whole milk 4 tablespoons dry milk
1 cup water

Mustard (Prepared)

1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1/4 teaspoon dried mustard
3/4 teaspoon vinegar

Onion

1/4 cup chopped 1 teaspoon onion powder

Shortening (Vegetable)

1 cup vegetable shortening 7/8 cups vegetable oil

Skim Milk

1 cup water 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk

Sour Cream

1 cup Sour Cream 1 cup yogurt

Sugar (White)

1 cup 1 cup brown sugar

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RE: Ingredient Substitutions

Post By LRP (Guest Post) (10/12/2006)

EGG = 1 TBSP MAYO
HONEY = CORN SYRUP
WHT. WINE = APPCIDER OR JUICE
RICOTTA = COTTAGE CHEESE
LEMON JUICE = LIME JUICE
IF IN BAKING FOR FLAVOR USE ARTIFICIAL EXTRACT.

RE: Ingredient Substitutions

Post by Harlean from Arkansas (266) | (04/23/2005)

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That should work also. When I make the chocolate fudge recipe that calls for 1 can evaporated milk, chocolate chips and marshmallow creme, I use regular milk. In fact I use 2% milk as that is what I keep on hand.
Harlean from Arkansas

RE: Ingredient Substitutions

Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (09/28/2004)

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According to this site you could try regular milk:

"Question: My question is: can you substitute regular liquid milk (actually, I'd use soy) for evaporated milk in a baking recipe? And if so, what would be the substitution? A dough recipe I have calls for 1 cup of evaporated fat free milk. Thank you. - Zehava Cohn (8/30/01)

Answer: Yes, you can substitute regular liquid milk for evaporated or soy milk. It would be a equal substitution. Evaporated milk is substituted all the time."

Source: whatscookingamerica.net
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/EvaporatedMilk.htm

Let us know if it works out for you!

RE: Ingredient Substitutions

Post by econ o'miser (15) | (09/28/2004)

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Ah, but have you got any reverse suggestions? I am more likely not to have the substitutes than the original ingredients.

For instance, I could use some evap milk right now for a recipe, but only have ordinary.

RE: Ingredient Substitutions

Post By jodi (Guest Post) (06/08/2004)

thank you for this one ...not always do we have all the ingredients that we need

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