| If
you don't have: |
Use: |
| Allspice
(1 teaspoon) |
½ teaspoon
cinnamon plus ½ teaspoon
ground cloves |
| Baking
powder (1 teaspoon) |
¼ teaspoon
baking soda plus ½
teaspoon cream of tartar |
| Bread
crumbs, dry (¼ cup) |
¼ cup
crushed cereal crumbs or crackers |
| Brown
sugar (1 cup) |
1
cup white sugar plus 2 tablespoons
molasses |
| Buttermilk
(1 cup) |
1
tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
plus enough regular milk to make 1 cup (allow to stand 5 minutes) |
| Cajun
Spice (1 tablespoon) |
½ teaspoon
white pepper, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½
teaspoon onion
powder, ½ teaspoon ground red pepper, ½ teaspoon
paprika,
and ½ teaspoon black pepper |
| Chocolate,
Unsweetened (1 ounce) |
3
tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon
butter or regular margarine or vegetable oil |
| Condensed Milk |
Evaporated milk can be converted into condensed
milk by
adding sugar to it. For each cup of evaporated milk add about 1
and ¼ cups of sugar |
| Confectioner's
Sugar |
Finely grind
½ cup plus 1 and ½
tablespoons of granulated sugar with ¾ teaspoon cornstarch |
| Cornstarch
(1 tablespoon) |
2
tablespoons all-purpose
flour |
| Egg
(1 whole egg) |
¼ cup
egg substitute (examples include:
Egg Beaters, Second Nature, Scramblers); check label for specific
directions
|
|
Reconstituted
powdered eggs; follow
package directions
|
|
2
tablespoons
flaxmeal (ground flaxseed
with consistency of cornmeal) plus ⅛ teaspoon baking powder plus 3
tablespoons water for each egg (baking use only)
|
|
2
tablespoons mayonnaise (suitable
for use in cake batter). NOTE: If you type "mayonnaise cake recipe"
into
your favorite Internet search engine, you'll find several recipes for
cakes
made with mayonnaise and NO eggs. This may help you decide if this
substitution
will work for your cake.
|
|
½
teaspoon baking powder plus 1
tablespoon vinegar plus 1 tablespoon liquid (for baking use only)
|
| Pancake
syrup |
½ cup
brown sugar plus 1 ½ cup
water plus 2 ½ teaspoons cornstarch. Cook until slightly
thickened. |
| Sugar
(1
cup) |
¾ cup
honey (reduce liquid in recipe
by ¼ cup) or 1 cup packed brown sugar |
| Tomato
juice (1 cup) |
½ cup
tomato sauce plus ½ cup
water |
| Tomato
sauce (15-oz. can) |
6-oz.
can tomato paste plus 1 cup
water |
