Don’t have it? Substitute it!

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Have you every been baking and found that you didn’t have the ingredients you needed? There are many ingredients that you can substitute for. Use this list of substitutions to help you bake with what you have in your pantry.

• 1 cup sugar = 1 cup honey and reduce the liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup
• 1 cup powdered sugar = 1 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch. Blend in blender in small amounts at high speed until powdered
• 1 cup honey = 1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch = 2 Tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder = 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk (to replace 1/2 cup liquid called for in recipe)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder = 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar (this does not store well)
• 1 cup whole milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water or 1 cup nonfat dry milk plus 2 1/2 teaspoons margarine
• 1 cup fresh milk = 1/2 cup canned milk plus 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup sour or butter milk = 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus 1 cup milk (let stand 5 minutes)
• 1 cup cream = 1/3 cup butter plus 2/3 cups milk
• 1 cup butter = 2 sticks margarine plus 1/3 cup vegetable oil and 1/2 cup butter milk. Beat until liquid is absorbed, refrigerate. You can also use 1 cup shortening plus 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 1 cup half and half = 7/8 cup milk plus 1 Tablespoon butter or 1/2 cup coffee creamer and 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup milk plus 1 1/2 Tablespoons vinegar
• 1 square (1 oz.) unsweetened chocolate = 4 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa plus 1 Tablespoons butter or 3 Tablespoons cocoa plus 1 Tablespoon oil

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