through a recipe and you find out you don’t really have what it takes?
To finish the recipe I mean…
Never fear! Check out these helpful substitutions.
Sweet Substitution for :
Brown Sugar1 cup sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon of molasses, add a little more to taste.
Confectioners Sugar
For 1 cup powdered sugar substitute 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cornstarch blended in a blender
Corn Syrup
1 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of water
Sweeteners
If you are wondering about sweets because you are diabetic or have dietary restrictions check out Sweeteners
Substitutions for Dairy Products
Buttermilk1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar stirred into 1 cup of milk. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Half & Half
Put 1 tablespoon melted butter in measure and add enough whole milk to make 1 cup
Heavy Cream
You won’t be able to whip this but to substitute heavy cream in cooking and baking use 1/3 c butter and 3/4 cup of milk for one cup of heavy cream
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Combine a cup of evaporated milk, half and half, or cream, with 1 1/4 cups of sugar. Heat, stirring, in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved.
Fat Content of Dairy Products
Half & Half is half milk and half cream with a fat content of 10% to 18%.Table Cream has a butterfat content of 18% to 30%.
Light Whipping Cream has a fat content of 30% to 36%
Heavy Whipping Cream must have a fat content of at least 36%.
Double Whipping Cream is hard to find but has a butterfat content of over 42%. The higher the fat content the easier the cream whips.
Fat Free: nonfat or skim milk has 0.5%
Low Fat : 2%
Whole Milk: 3.5%
Dry Ingredients
Self Rising FlourAdd a teaspoon and a half of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt per cup of flour
Cake Flour
7/8 cup all-purpose flour and 2 tablespoons cornstarch is the same as one cup of cake flour
Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar equals one teaspoon of baking powder
Cornstarch for Thickening
2 tablespoons of flour for every 1 tablespoon cornstarch
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