You were planning to make baking powder biscuits for dinner---oh no, you don't have any baking powder. But you have buttermilk and baking soda, see below how to make a substitution.
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Ingredient |
Quantity |
Substitute |
||
Baking Powder #1 sub. |
1 tsp double acting |
1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 cup buttermilk |
||
Baking Powder #2 sub. |
1 tsp double acting |
1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar |
||
Butter #1 sub. |
1 cup |
1 cup margarine |
||
Butter #2 sub. |
1 cup |
7/8 cup lard + 1/2 tsp salt |
||
Chocolate |
1 ounce |
3 Tbsp cocoa + 1 Tbsp shortening |
||
Corn Starch (for thickening) |
1 Tbsp |
2 Tbsp flour |
||
Cream |
1 cup |
1/2 cup butter + 3/4 cup milk |
||
Egg |
1 whole |
2 egg yolks |
||
Flour #1 sub. |
1 cup all purpose |
1 cup + 2 Tbsp cake flour |
||
Flour #2 sub. |
1 cup cake flour |
7/8 cup all purpose flour |
||
Flour #2 sub. |
1 cup self-rising Flour |
1 cup flour (omit baking powder & salt) |
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Garlic |
1 small clove |
1/8 tsp garlic powder |
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Herbs |
1 Tbsp fresh |
1 tsp dried |
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Honey |
1 cup |
1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid |
||
Milk, fresh whole |
1 cup |
1 cup reconstituted dry milk + 2 tsp butter |
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Milk, whole |
1 cup |
1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water |
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Milk, sour |
1 cup |
1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + sweet milk to make 1 cup |
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Minced Dry Onion (hydrated) |
1 Tbsp instant |
1 small fresh onion |
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Molasses |
1 cup |
1 cup honey |
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Mustard, prepared |
1 Tbsp |
1 tsp dry mustard |
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Ricotta Cheese |
1 cup |
1 cup cottage cheese + 1 Tbsp skim milk |
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Sour Cream |
1 cup |
1 cup yogurt |
||
Sugar, Brown |
1 cup |
3/4 cup granulated sugar + 1/4 cup molasses |
||
Sugar, Powdered |
1 1/3 cups |
1 cup granulated sugar |
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Yogurt |
1 cup |
1 cup buttermilk |
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