February 2014 - Emergency Ingredient Substitutions

Here is the ingredient substitutions I found the most useful.  I created it in Word and everything lines up perfectly.  I copied and pasted it to this post and it looks pretty good.  The published post looks terrible.  I will work on making it look better later.  Hope you can figure out the information as it is.

Emergency Ingredient Substitutions

Ingredient                             Amount                 Substitutions

Allspice                                  1 tsp                       1/2 tsp cinnamon plus 1/2 tsp ground cloves

Baking powder,                       1 tsp                       1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp cream of tartar and 1/4 tsp cornstarch or

      double acting                                                  1/4 tsp baking soda plus 5/8 tsp cream of tartar

Butter                                    1 cup                      7/8  to 1 cup hydrogenated shortening plus 1/2 tsp salt or

                                                                           7/8 cup lard plus 1/2 tsp salt or

                                                                           7/8 cup oil plus 1/2 tsp salt

Catsup                                   1 cup                      1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup sugar and 2 Tbsp vinegar (for use in cooking)

Chocolate, unsweetened         1 oz                         3 Tbsp cocoa plus 1 Tbsp butter or fat

                    semisweet                                        1 oz unsweetened chocolate plus 4 tsp sugar

Cornstarch                            1 Tbsp                     2 Tbsp flour

Corn syrup, light                    1 Cup                      1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup water or other liquid called for in recipe or

                                                                          1 cup honey

                      dark               1 cup                      3/4 cup light corn syrup plus 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses

Cracker crumbs                    3/4 cup                   1 cup dry bread crumbs

Cream, half & half                1 cup                      7/8 cup milk plus 1 1/2 Tbsp butter

              heavy                     1 cup                      3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup butter (for baking only, will not whip)

              sour                       1 cup                      1 cup buttermilk, sour milk, or yogurt or

                                                                         1 cup milk plus 1 1/2 Tbsp vinegar or

        1 1/8 cup powdered milk, 1/2 cup warm water and 1 Tbsp vinegar  
        (mixture will thicken in the refrigerator in a few hours)

             whipped                  2 cups                    1 cup chilled evaporated milk plus ½ tsp lemon juice, whipped until stiff

Cream of tartar                    1/2 tsp                    1 1/2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar

Eggs whole, large                 1 egg                      2 1/2 Tbsp dried, sifted eggs plus 2 1/2 Tbsp water

                                                                         3 1/3 Tbsp frozen egg yolks, thawed

                                           (3 1/3 Tbsp)           1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 Tbsp vinegar, and 1 Tbsp liquid (in baking)

                                                                        1 egg in every 3 can be replaced with 1 Tbsp cornstarch in baking

        Soften 1 Tbsp unflavored gelatin in 3 Tbsp cold water; add 3 tsp boiling
       water; cool and beat until frothy; add to recipe (reduce other liquid by 2 
       Tbsp)

                Whites                (2 Tbsp)                   2 Tbsp frozen egg whites, thawed

                                          1 egg white               2 tsp dried egg white plus 2 Tbsp water

                Yolks                  (1 1/3 Tbsp)              4 tsp frozen egg yolks, thawed

                                           1 egg yolk                2 Tbsp dried egg yolks plus 2 tsp water

Flour, pastry                         1 cup                       7/8 cup all-purpose or bread flour

           cake                         1 cup                       7/8 cup all-purpose flour (1 cup less 2 Tbsp)

          white all-purpose        1 cup                       1 1/2 cup bread crumbs or

           for baking                                                 1 1/8 cups cake flour (1 cup plus 2 Tbsp) or

                                                                           7/8 cup rice flour or

                                                                           1 1/3 cups rolled oats or

                                                                           1 cup minus 1 Tbsp whole wheat flour

Garlic                                   1 clove, small           1/8 tsp garlic powder or instant minced garlic

Herbs, fresh                         1 Tbsp                     1 tsp dried

Honey                                 1 Cup                       1 1/4 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid (use liquid called for in recipe)

Maple syrup                         about 2 cups            Combine 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water, bring to clear boil; take off heat;                                                                   add 1/2 tsp maple flavoring

Marshmallows, mini             1 cup                        10 large marshmallows

Milk, buttermilk or sour        1 cup                         1 cup minus 1 Tbsp sweet milk plus 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice;
                                                                           let stand 5 minutes or

                                                                           1 cup sweet milk plus 1 1/4 – 1 3/4 tsp cream of tartar or

                                                                           1 cup plain yogurt

      whole                               1 cup                     1 cup of soy or almond or reconstituted dry milk or

                                                                           1 cup water plus 1 1/2 tsp butter for baking

     Sweetened condensed        1 cup                     combine 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp dry milk with 1/2 cup warm water and 
                                                                          3/4 cup sugar, mix well; may set pan in bowl of hot water to dissolve
                                                                           sugar

Mustard, dry                           1 tsp                       1 Tbsp prepared mustard

Nuts                                      1 cup                      1 cup rolled oats, browned (in baked products)

Onion                                    1 small                    1/4 cup fresh chopped or

                                                                           1 1/3 tsp onion salt or

                                                                           1 to 2 Tbsp instant minced onion

                                                                           1 tsp onion powder

Orange peel, dried              1 Tbsp                        2 or 3 Tbsp grated fresh orange peel (medium orange)

Peppers, bell fresh              1 medium                    1/4 cup dehydrated

                        dried          1 Tbsp                        3 Tbsp fresh bell pepper, chopped

Pumpkin pie spice               1 tsp                           1/2tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp allspice and 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Shortening, solid                  1 cup                         1 cup minus 2 Tbsp lard or

                                                                           1 cup butter or margarine (decrease salt in recipe by 1/2 tsp)

Sugar, brown                      1 cup                          1 cup granulated sugar or

                                                                           1 cup granulated sugar plus 2 Tbsp unsulphured molasses

           granulated               1 cup                          1 1/3 cups powdered sugar (for uses other than baking) or

                                                                           13/16 cup honey (1 cup less 3 Tbsp); reduce liquid in recipe by 3
                                                                           Tbsp

            powdered                 1 cup                       1 cup sugar plus 1/2 tsp cornstarch, blend in blender until powdered

Tomatoes, fresh                    2 cups                     1 16-oz can, drained

                                           Chopped

                    Canned            1 cup                       1 1/3 cups diced tomatoes simmered 10 minutes

Tomato juice                         1 cup                      1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water

Tomato sauce                       2 cups                     3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water

Tomato soup                         1 10 3/4                   1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/4 cup water

                                                oz. can

Worcestershire sauce           1 tsp                         1 tsp bottled steak sauce

Yeast, active dry (1/4 oz)      1 pkg                        2 1/2 tsp dry yeast or 1 compressed yeast cake

Yogurt                                 1 cup                        1 cup cottage cheese, blended until smooth or

                                                                           1 cup sour cream