Substitution Chart

 
 
When you need:
Amount:
Substitute:
 
Baking Powder
1 teaspoon
1/2 tsp cream of tartar + 
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Buttermilk
1 cup
1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar + enough milk 
to make one cup
Cake Flour
1 cup
7/8 cup all-purpose flour 
Cornstarch
1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons 
all-purpose flour
Cracker Crumbs
3/4 cup 
1 cup bread crumbs
Dark corn syrup
1 cup
3/4 cup light corn syrup +
1/4 cup molasses or
1 cup light corn syrup
Garlic
1 clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Garlic salt
1 teaspoon
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder +
7/8 teaspoon salt
Half and half
1 cup
1 tbsp butter, melted + enough whole milk to make a cup
Honey
1 cup
1 1/4 cups sugar + 
1/4 cup liquid
Lemon juice
1 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon cider vinegar
Lemon peel
1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Light corn syrup
1 cup
1 cup sugar + 1 cup liquid
Molasses
1 cup
1 cup honey
Onion
1 small, chopped
1 tsp onion powder or 1 tbsp dried minced onion
Prepared Mustard
1 tablespoon
1/2 tsp. ground mustard +
2 teaspoons vinegar
Semisweet chocolate
1 square (1 ounce)
3 tbsp semisweet  chocolate chips or 1 oz unsweetened  chocolate + 1 tbsp sugar
Sour cream
1 cup
1 cup plain yogurt
Sugar
1 cup
1 cup packed brown sugar 
or 2 cups sifted
confectioners' sugar
Tapioca
2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Tomato juice
1 cup
1/2 cup tomato sauce +
1/2 cup water
Tomato sauce
2 cups
3/4 cup tomato paste +
1 cup water
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