Long post, but WELL worth it Emergency substitutions to rescue your holiday cooking! Ever get stuck in the middle of a recipe when you realize you have run out or forgotten to buy a certain ingredient? Here is a list of common substitutions you can use in a pinch! Make sure to print this out and keep it handy in your kitchen to avoid holiday hold-ups in the kitchen! Allspice - Amount: 1 teaspoon Substitute: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon plus 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Baking Powder, Double-Acting - Amount: 1 teaspoon Substitute: 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 5/8 teaspoon cream of tartar Butter - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: - 1 cup regular margarine - 1 cup vegetable shortening (for baking) - An equal amount of oil can be substituted for a similar portion of MELTED butter if the recipe specifies using MELTED butter. Buttermilk - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough regular milk to make 1 cup (allow to stand 5 minutes) Chili Sauce - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, dash of ground cloves and dash of allspice Chocolate, Unsweetened - Amount: 1 ounce Substitute: 3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon butter or regular margarine or vegetable oil Cornstarch (for thickening) - Amount: 1 tablespoon Substitute: 2 tablespoons flour TIP: Liquids thickened with cornstarch will be somewhat translucent while flour gives a more opaque appearance. Cornstarch will thicken a liquid almost immediately. A flour-based sauce or gravy must be cooked longer to thicken and will have a floury taste if undercooked. Joy of Cooking cookbook (Scribner, 1997) advises when using flour as a substitution for cornstarch in sauces and gravies, that you simmer it for about 3 minutes AFTER it has thickened to help avoid a raw taste of flour. Cream, Whipping - Amount: 1 cup unwhipped Substitute: If you wish to use a commercial pre-whipped whipped cream or whipped cream substitute rather than whip your own cream, use the guideline that 1 cup UNWHIPPED whipping cream expands to 2 cups when WHIPPED. For example, if your recipe called for 1 cup of cream to make whipped cream, you could substitute 2 cups of an already whipped product. Flour, Cake - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Flour, Self-Rising - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: 1 cup minus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour plus 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt Mayonnaise (for use in salads and salad dressings) - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: - 1 cup sour cream - 1 cup yogurt - 1 cup cottage cheese pureed in a blender - Or use any of the above for part of the mayonnaise Tomato Juice - Amount: 1 cup Substitute: 1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water Wine, Red – Amount: Any Substitute: The same amount of grape juice or cranberry juice Wine, White - Amount: Any Substitute: The same amount of apple juice or white grape juice
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:55:52 +0000
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