Substitute
This for That
| If Recipe Calls For | You Could Use This |
| 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar | 1/4 cup white vinegar |
| 1 Tb sp. arrowroot | 1 Tb sp.
cornstarch, potato starch, or rice starch or 2 Tb sp. all-purpose flour |
| 1 Tb sp. balsamic vinegar | 1 Tb sp. sherry or cider vinegar |
| 1 tsp. baking powder | 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar + 1/4 tsp. baking soda |
| 1/2 tsp. baking soda | 2 tsp. baking powder |
| 1 cup beer | 1 cup non-alcoholic beer, beef broth, or apple cider |
| 1/4 cup bread crumbs | 1/4 cup finely crushed cracker crumbs or corn flakes |
| 1 cup brown sugar, packed | 1 cup granulated sugar + 2 Tb sp. molasses or dark corn syrup |
| 1 cup butter | 7/8 cup vegetable oil |
| 1 cup buttermilk | 1 cup plain yogurt or 1/4 cup butter + 3/4 cup milk or 1 Tb sp. white vinegar or lemon juice and 1 cup milk, let stand for a few minutes |
| 1 cup chili sauce | 1 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup sugar + 2 Tb sp. vinegar |
| chocolate chips | chop a bar of chocolate into small chunks |
| 4 oz chocolate, semi-sweet | 2 oz unsweetened chocolate + 4 Tb sp. sugar |
| 4 oz chocolate, sweet | 1/4 cup cocoa powder + 1/3 cup sugar + 3 Tb sp. shortening |
| 1 oz chocolate, unsweetened | 3-4 Tb sp. cocoa powder + 1 Tb sp. butter |
| 1 cup corn syrup, dark | 1 cup light corn syrup or 3/4 cup light corn syrup + 1/4 cup molasses or 1 cup maple-flavored syrup |
| 1 Tb sp. cornstarch | 2 Tb sp.
all-purpose flour or 1 Tb sp. potato or rice starch or 1 Tb sp. arrowroot or 2 tsp. quick cooking tapioca |
| 3/4 cup cracker crumbs | 1 cup bread crumbs |
| 1 cup cream half and half | 7/8 cup whole milk + 2 Tb sp. melted unsalted butter |
| 1 cup cream, heavy | 2/3 cup whole milk + 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
creamed or fresh 1 cup sour cream or 1 cup whipping cream + 1 Tb sp. buttermilk or yogurt or 1/2 cup whipping cream + 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 1/2 tsp cream of tartar | 1/2 tsp. white vinegar or lemon juice |
| 1 cup currants | 1 cup raisins or 1 cup chopped dates or 1 cup other dried fruit (cranberries, blueberries, cherries) |
| 1 cup flour, all-purpose | 1 cup + 2 Tb sp. cake flour |
| 1 cup flour, cake | 1 cup minus 2 Tb sp. all-purpose flour |
| 1 cup flour, self rising | 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 tsp. baking powder + 1/2 tsp. salt |
| 1 clove garlic finely chopped |
1/8 tsp. garlic powder or 1/4 tsp. instant minced garlic |
| 1 Tb sp. ginger root, grated | 1 Tb sp.
candied ginger; rinsed and finely chopped or 1 1/2 tsp. dry ground ginger + 1/2 tsp. lemon juice |
| 1 Tb sp. fresh herbs | 1 tsp. of the same dry herb |
| 1 cup honey | 3/4 cup dark corn syrup + 1/2 cup granulated white sugar or 3/4 cup maple syrup + 1/2 cup granulated white sugar or 3/4 cup light molasses + 1/2 cup granulated white sugar or 1 1/4 cup sugar + 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar + 1/4 cup liquid |
| 1 Tb sp. lemon juice | 1 Tb sp. bottled lemon juice, lime juice or white vinegar |
| 1 tsp lemon zest | 1 tsp. lime or orange zest or 1/2 tsp. lemon extract |
| 1 Tb sp. lime juice | 1 Tb sp. lemon or orange juice |
| 1 tsp lime zest | 1 tsp. lemon or orange zest |
| 1 cup milk, nonfat | 1/3 cup powdered milk + 3/4 cup water |
| 1 cup milk, whole | 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water or 1 cup skim milk + 1 Tb sp. melted butter or 1 cup reconstituted dry milk + 2 tsp margarine or butter |
| 1 cup molasses | 1 cup honey, dark corn syrup or maple syrup or 3/4 cup brown sugar heated to dissolve in 1/4 cup liquid |
| 1 Tb sp. mustard, yellow | 1 tsp. ground mustard |
| 1 small onion | 1 Tb sp. minced dried onion |
| 1 cup oil | 1 cup melted butter, margarine, or shortening depending on recipe |
| 1 cup orange juice | 1 cup reconstituted frozen concentrate |
| 1 tsp orange zest | 1 tsp. lemon or lime zest or 1 tsp. finely chopped candied orange peel |
| 1 cup shortening | 1 cup butter or margarine. Do not substitute oil for shortening |
| 1 cup sour cream | 1 cup plain yogurt |
| 1 cup sugar, light brown | 1/2 cup dark brown sugar + 1/2 cup white sugar or 2 Tb sp. molasses + 1/2 cup white sugar |
| 1 cup sugar, powdered | 1 cup white sugar + 1 tsp. cornstarch |
| 1 cup sugar, white | 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1 cup tomato juice | 1/2 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup water |
| 1/2 cup tomato paste | 1 cup tomato sauce cooked until reduced by 1/2 |
| 2 cup tomato sauce | 3/4 cup tomato paste + 1 cup water |
| 1 cup tomatoes, canned | 1 1/3 cup fresh cut-up tomatoes; simmered 10 minutes |
| 1/4 cup white vinegar | 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or 1/3 cup lemon juice |
| 1 cup wine, red | 1 cup apple cider, beef broth, tomato juice or water |
| 1 cup wine, white | 1 cup white grape juice, apple juice, chicken broth or water |
| 1 cup yogurt, plain | 1 cup sour cream, buttermilk, or cream fresh or 1 cup heavy whipping cream + 1 Tb sp. lemon juice |
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