Recipe Box, Recipe Ingredient Substitutions

the Painted Apron

9 years ago

Lets talk baking… 🍰

The other day DD called and asked what she could use as a substitute for an egg in a baked goods recipe…I said I didn’t think there was a substitute, silly me, and then I decided to do a little research…and what do you know, you can bake without an egg!

Print this list and tape it to the inside of one of your kitchen cabinets for easy reference

Instructions

Recipe Ingredient Substitutions

To substitute for 1 egg: use 1/2 ripe mashed banana or 1/3 cup applesauce or 1/4 cup applesauce plus 1 tsp baking powder OR: 1/2 cup buttermilk can be subbed for 1 egg, but reduce the water in the rest of the recipe
Baking Powder: For 1 teaspoon baking powder, substitute 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Powdered Sugar: Mix 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar with 1 T cornstarch in a blender or food processor
Cake Flour: substitute 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Honey: substitute 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup water
Corn Syrup: For 1 cup corn syrup, substitute 1 cup granulated white sugar plus 1/4 cup water
Dark Corn Syrup: For 1 cup corn syrup, substitute 1 cup dark brown sugar plus 1/4 cup water
Cornstarch: substitute 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Curry Powder: Mix ground tumeric, ground ginger, ground black pepper, ground coriander, ground cumin, and chili powder
Nutmeg: ground cinnamon, ground ginger, or ground mace
Pumpkin Pie Spice: For 1 teaspoon, substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, and 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pumpkin: substitute 1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato or butternut squash
Buttermilk: for 1 cup buttermilk, substitute 1 cup plain yogurt or substitute 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup. Let stand for 5 minutes before using
Evaporated Milk: substitute cream but cut back on the other liquids in the recipe because cream has more water content
Sweetened Condensed Milk: A replacement for sweetened condensed milk can be made by mixing the following ingredients: two eggs, one cup of brown sugar, one teaspoon of vanilla, 2 tablespoons of flour, a 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder and a 1/4 teaspoon of salt
Half and Half Cream: For 1 cup light cream, substitute 1 tablespoon melted butter plus enough whole milk to make 1 cup
Heavy Cream: 2/3 cup whole milk plus 1/3 cup melted butter equals 1 cup heavy cream
Sour cream: substitute 1 cup plain Greek or nonfat yogurt
Cream based soup: For 1 cup cream-based soup, substitute 1 cup broth or milk, thickened with a roux. To make the roux, melt 2 T butter in a sauce pan, stir in 2 T flour. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes. Slowly add milk or broth, stirring to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper and any other seasoning you like. Cook and stir until thick and smooth