Don't Panic-Substitute! A Guide to Substituting Ingredientsby Catherine Ipcizade | More from this Blogger 14 Jul 2006 07:59 AM No! You're trying to make a cake only to realize you have NO oil and eggs. You throw down your wooden spoon and stomp into the living room. But wait, you're not out of luck. You have sugar. What does sugar have to do with oil and eggs, you might wonder? It's a substitute. When you're in a pinch there are many things you can do to get your recipes made. Here are a few of my favorites: No buttermilk? For one cup, add 1 TB white vinegar to a measuring cup then fill the cup with milk to the 1-cup mark. Let it sit for five minutes before using. No oil and eggs? No problem. Just substitute 1-cup sugar and you're on your way! No baking powder? To equal 1 tsp. baking powder, combine ½ tsp. cream of tartar with ¼ tsp. baking soda. No corn syrup? Simply combine 1-cup sugar with ¼ cup water and you're good to go! No lemon juice? To equal 1 teaspoon lemon juice, substitute ½ teaspoon vinegar No half and half or cream? To make 1 cup, substitute 1 TB melted butter or margarine and add enough whole milk to equal 1 cup. Yogurt is a great substitute for sour cream. It's lighter, too! No cornstarch? Use double amounts of regular flour instead. No oil for your cake? Substitute applesauce. It's delicious. There are substitutions for many things. It just takes a little creative digging to find them. Who knows, you may even prefer the substitutions over the real thing! Learn more about Catherine Ipcizade  Cathy Ipcizade is 30 years old and currently resides in Southern California. Prior to coming to California she grew up in Arizona. Relevantfood tags baby | Kids | weight loss | holidays | Food | christmas | Scrapbooking | Coupons | ideas | children User Comments LeggsRobbins_fam (361) 14 Jul 2006 08:57 AMThank you! I love this type of information!  Lisa Kennedy (4068) 14 Jul 2006 09:25 AMThanks for the info . . . it seems I'm always missing something I need!  Catherine Ipcizade (5617) 15 Jul 2006 08:15 PMHope it helps! I really liked the applesauce substitute for oil. And I always make my own buttermilk.  Linda Hansen (1796) 22 Jan 2007 08:58 PMI make wonderful yeast biscuits for breakfast. For buttermilk I use milk and vinegar, works great. Artcraft Community Tags cooking, frugality, homemaking, how to, resourcefulness Discuss this article
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