Ingredient Substitutions:Baking
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Have you ever made a recipe and found that you were out of an important ingredient? Instead of spending time and money running to the store, you can sometimes use a substitution. This fact sheet lists some easy ways to change the recipe.
Baking powder(1 teaspoon)= 1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 5/8 tsp. cream of tartar or 1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk (decrease liquid by 1/2 cup)
or 1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 1/4 to 1/2 cup molasses
or 1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 1/2 Tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice used with sweet milk to make 1/2 cup liquid(decrease liquid by 1/2 cup)
Bread crumbs(1/3 cup, dry)= 1 slice bread
Bread crumbs(3/4 cup, soft)= 1 slice bread
Bread crumbs (1/4 cup, dry)= 1/4 cup cracker crumbs or
1/4 cup cornmeal
Yeast (1 package)= 1 cake yeast or 1 Tbsp. dry yeast
Corn syrup (1 cup)= 1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid
Cracker crumbs (3/4 cup)= 1 cup bread crumbs
Cornstarch(1 Tablespoon)= 2 Tbsp. flour
Egg (1 whole)= 3 Tbsp. beaten egg or 2 egg whites or
1/4 cup egg substitute
Egg white( 1 whole)= 2 tsp. sifted dry egg white powder plus 2 Tbsp. water
Egg yolk (1 whole)= 2 Tbsp. sifted dry egg yolk powder plus 2 tsp. water
Flour, for thickening (1 Tablespoon)= 1-1/2 tsp.cornstarch, arrowroot, potato or rice starch
or 1 Tbsp. granular tapioca or 1 egg, 2 egg whites, or 2 egg yolks or 1-1/2 Tbsp. whole-wheat flour
Flour, for baking (all-purpose flour)(1 cup, sifted)= 1 cup + 2 Tbsp. cake flour or 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. unsifted flour or 1-1/2 cup bread crumbs or 1 cup rolled oats or 1/3 cup cornmeal plus 2/3 cup flour or 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Flour, cake (1 cup)= 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
Flour, self-rising (1 cup)= 1 cup minus 2 tsp. flour plus 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt
Flour, whole wheat (1 cup)= 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 all-purpose flour
Gelatin, flavored prepared (3 oz. pkg.)= 1 Tbsp. plain gelatin plus 2 cups fruit juice
Marshmallows, miniature (1 cup)= 10 large marshmallows
Marshmallow creme(1 jar)= Melt 16 ounces of marshmallows and 3-1/2 Tbsp. corn syrup in a double boiler
Shortening, for baking (1 cup)= 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. lard
or 1 cup and 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
Sugar, white(1 cup)= 1 cup 1 cup honey or corn syrup minus 1/4 cup of liquid in recipe or 1-1/3 cup molasses minus 1/3 cup of liquid in recipe or 1 3/4 cups powdered or confectioners' sugar or 1 cup packed brown sugar
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