| 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 |
| 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 |
