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Common Ingredient Substitutions
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| 1 cup cake flour |
1 cup minus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour |
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| 1 tbsp cornstarch (for thickening) |
2 tbsp all-purpose flour |
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| 1 tsp baking powder |
1/2 tsp cream of tarter plus 1/4 tsp baking soad |
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| 1 package active dry yeast |
1 cake compressed yeast |
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| 1 cup sugar |
1 cup packed brown sugar or 2 cups sifted powdered sugar |
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| 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs |
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs or 1/4 cup cracker crumbs or 1/4 cup cornflake crumbs |
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| 1 cup honey |
1 1/4 cups sugar plus 1/4 cup water |
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| 1 cup corn syrup |
1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup water |
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| 2 square (1 oz) unsweetened chocolate |
3 tbsp unsweeteded cocoa powder plus 1 tbsp shortening or cooking oil |
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| 1 cup whipping cream, whipped |
2 cups whipped desert topping |
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| 1 cup buttermilk |
1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar plus enough whole milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 min. before using), or 1 cup whole milk plus 1 3/4 tsp cream of tarter, or 1 cup plain yogurt |
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| 1 cup whole milk |
1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water, or 1 cup water plus 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder |
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| 1 cup light cream |
1 tbsp melted butter plus enough milk to make 1 cup |
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| 2 cups tomato sauce |
3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water |
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| 1 cup tomato juice |
1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water |
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| 1 small onion, chopped (1/3 cup) |
1 tsp onion powder or 1 tbsp dried minced onion |
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| 1 tsp dry mustard (in cooked mixtures) |
1 tbsp prepared mustard |
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