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Cookbook:Substitutions

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Some possible substitutions for common ingredients.

Dairy

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Milk (1 Cup)[1]

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  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup water
or

Leave to curdle for 10-20 minutes if possible.

or

Sour Cream (1 Cup)

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  • 1 cup Plain Yoghurt

Baking

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  • Use a mixture of 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part baking soda as a substitute for baking powder.
  • It is sometimes possible to use baking powder in place of baking soda, however the presence of other acidic agents in the recipe can cause unexpected reactions, and the quantity required (use four times as much baking powder as the recipe calls for baking soda) may leave a slightly unpleasant taste.

Eggs (For Baking)

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or
or

Cake Flour (1 Cup)

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  • 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons sifted all purpose flour
or

Self-Rising Flour (1 Cup)

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  • 1 cup honey or other syrup
  • subtract 1 cup liquid from recipe
  • change recipe to treat as a liquid, not as a dry ingredient

Molasses

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  • 3/4 cup dark-brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water

Liquid Honey (1 Cup)

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  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water

Light-Brown Sugar

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  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses

Seafood

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Catfish

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  • Tilapia
or
  • Flounder

Salmon

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  • Trout
  • Haddock
or
  • Flounder

Swordfish

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  • Halibut
or
  • Shark

References

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