• 1 teaspoon baking powder = ½ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ cup buttermilk (replace 1/2 cup of the liquid called for) or ½ teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sifted cake
flour = 7/8 cup sifted
all-purpose
flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour minus 1-2 tablespoons
• 1 cup self-rising
flour = 1 cup sifted
all-purpose
flour plus 1½ teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose
flour
= 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup honey
= 1 to 1½ cups sugar plus ½ cup liquid
• 2 large eggs
= 3 small eggs
• 1 medium egg = 2 egg yolks plus 1
tablespoon water (for
baking)
• 1 medium egg
= 2 egg yolks (in custards or cream fillings)
• 1 ounce unsweetened
chocolate = 1 square or
3
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 6 squares or 6 ounces
semisweet chocolate, melted
= 1
cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 tablespoon
cornstarch (as thickening) = 2
tablespoons flour or 2 teaspoons quick tapioca or 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon lemon
juice
= ½ teaspoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh
herbs
= ½ to 1 teaspoon dried herbs
• 1 small garlic clove
= 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pound fresh
mushrooms
= 3 ounces dried or 6 ounces canned
• 1 cup whipping cream,
whipped = 2 cups
thawed whipped
topping
• 1 cup whipping cream as
liquid = 1/3 cup
melted butter plus ½ cup milk
• 1 cup light cream = 3 tablespoons melted
butter plus ½ cup
milk
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
= 1 cup cottage cheese, liquid drained
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup plain yogurt,
stirred, or 1 tablespoon lemon juice stirred into milk to make
1 cup; let stand 5 minutes to make soured milk for baking only (never use sour
milk that's been in the fridge too long; it's actually
spoiled)
• 1 cup whole milk = 2 teaspoons melted
butter plus 1 cup fat-free milk (or water) or equal parts evaporated milk and
water or 1 cup nonfat dry milk plus 2 teaspoons melted butter
• 1 cup sour cream = 3 tablespoons melted
butter stirred into
7/8 cup buttermilk, soured milk or plain yogurt
• 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup plain yogurt (it
will taste less rich from less fat)
• Pecans
= walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts
• Chunky peanut butter = creamy peanut butter
(or
grind roasted peanuts in a blender with a bit of peanut oil)
• 1 cup bread crumbs = ½ cup cracker crumbs
• 1 cup butter = 1 cup margarine or 7/8 cup
vegetable oil or
7/8 cup butter-flavored shortening
• 1 pound lard
= 2 cups shortening
• 1 cup sugar (in baking
bread) = 1 cup honey
plus a pinch of
baking soda
• 1 cup sugar (in
baking) = 7/8 cup honey
plus a pinch of
baking soda
• 1 cup sugar (in main
dishes)
= ½ cup honey
• 1 cup brown sugar = 1 cup white sugar plus
2 tablespoons
molasses
• 1 cup molasses (in
baking) = 1 cup sugar
(omit baking soda;
use baking powder)
• ½ cup dry red wine or white
wine = 2
tablespoons sherry or
port
• ½ cup maple syrup = ½ cup maple-flavored
syrup, corn syrup
or 1 cup sugar and increase liquid in recipe by 3 tablespoons
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie
spice = ½ teaspoon
nutmeg, ½ teaspoon
ginger, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pound tomatoes = 3 medium or ½ cup sauce
(6 ounces) or ½
cup paste (2 ounces)
• 8 ounces tomato
sauce = 2/3 cup water plus
1/3 cup tomato
paste
• 3 cups tomato juice = 2½ cups water plus 6
ounces tomato
paste plus ½ teaspoon salt, dash of sugar
• 1 large marshmallow =
10 mini (dust off cornstarch from their surfaces)
• 1 cup granulated
sugar = 1½ cups powdered
sugar for uses
other than baking
• ½ teaspoon powdered
ginger = 1 teaspoon
chopped fresh or 2
teaspoon minced crystallized
• 1 head fresh dill =
2 teaspoons dill seed
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh
horseradish = 2
tablespoons
bottled
• 1 teaspoon lemon
juice
= ½ teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry
mustard = 1 tablespoon
prepared mustard or ½
teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 /4 cup rum = 1 teaspoon rum extract plus
liquid to make ½
cup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract = 1 inch vanilla
bean, split and
simmered in liquid of recipe
• 1 cup wine = 13 tablespoons water, 3
tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon sugar or a little less than 1 cup apple
juice
plus lemon juice
• 1 cup dry bread
crumbs = 3 to 4 slices
bread, torn and
blended
• 1 cup sweetened condensed
milk = 1 cup plus
2 tablespoons dry milk powder plus ½ cup warm water plus ½ cup sugar and
dissolve
• ½ teaspoon cream of
tartar = 1½ teaspoons
lemon juice or
vinegar
• 1 tablespoon maple
sugar = 1 tablespoon
granulated sugar
plus a dash of maple extract
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