Saturday, January 16, 2010

Emergency Kitchen Solutions

Have you ever been cooking a dish and realize right smack dab in the middle that you are missing a key ingredient?  Maybe you just don't feel like running next door to the neighbors house for that cup of brown sugar, or your wild 2 1/2 year old is actually taking a nap so going to the store isn't an option.  Well now you can thank me, because here is a handy guide of substitutions. Seriously, I think it is so stinking cool that there is actually a substitution for an egg!
  • 1 cup honey = 1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup water 
  • 1 cup whole milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice = 1/2 tsp. vinegar
  • 1 cup butter = 1 cup margarine or 7/8 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup yogurt = 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 Tbsp. flour (for thickening) = 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch or 2 tsps. quick-cooking tapioca
  • 1 cup buttermilk = 1 or 2 Tbsps. lemon juice or or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh herbs = 1 tsp. dried herbs
  • 1 square unsweetened chocolate = 3 Tbsp. cocoa plus 1 Tbsp. shortening
  • 1 tsp. baking powder = 1/3 tsp. baking soda plus 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour = 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar = 1 cup white sugar plus 2 Tbsp. molasses
  • 1 egg = 1 heaping Tbsp. soy flour plus 1 Tbsp. water
  • 1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tablespoon of dried minced onion = 1/4 cup raw minced onion

2 comments:

  1. i think i may have to print this list out for myself - i'm the queen of starting before looking if i have everything!

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  2. I am a HUGE fan of substitutions! Thats why IO love The Better Homes and Garedens Coookbook! It's full of them! Thanks for posting this Amie...

    Tera Pepper

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