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Cooking can already be time-consuming when everything is going right. When we run out of an ingredient, this usually means our cooking efforts have turned into disaster. However, these simple kitchen substitutions just might change everything. You may be surprised by how well your food will turn out!

Some Kitchen Substitutions You Can Use Include:

 Sweets
1 square unsweetened chocolate (1 ounce) = 3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon fat (butter or coconut oil)

Chocolate, semisweet 6 ounces (1 cup) = 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 7 tablespoons sugar plus 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil

1 ounce chocolate = 3 tablespoons carob powder plus 2 tablespoons water

1 cup honey = 1-1/4 cup cane sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid

1 cup brown sugar = 1 cup white cane sugar plus 1-2 tablespoons molasses ( 1 for lighter, 2 for darker)

 

 

 Dairy
1 cup fresh whole milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water

1 cup fresh whole milk = 1 cup reconstituted nonfat dry milk plus 2 tablespoons melted butter

1 cup fresh whole milk = 1 cup sour milk* or buttermilk plus 1/2 teaspoon soda (decrease baking powder 2 teaspoons)

1 cup sour milk* or buttermilk = 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough fresh whole milk to make one cup

 

*sour milk indicated naturally soured raw milk, not pasteurized milk that has gone past its recommended date of use.

 

 Eggs

1 whole egg = 2 egg yolks plus 1 tablespoon water

1 whole egg = 2 egg yolks

1 whole egg = 3 tablespoons water plus 1 Tablespoon chia seed (combine and let sit for 10 – 15 minutes until it gels)

1 whole egg = 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds plus 2-3 tablespoons water (simmer water and flax over low heat until it starts to gel)

 

 

 

 Flours, Leavening and Thickeners
1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening) = 2 tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon flour (as thickening) = 1/2 tablespoon arrowroot or 2 teaspoons quick cooking tapioca

1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all purpose flour plus 1 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt

 

Miscellaneous
1 cup canned tomatoes = about 1-1/2 cups diced fresh tomatoes, simmered 10 minutes

2 cups tomato sauce = 3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water

1 cup tomato juice = 1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water

1 cup bread crumbs = 3/4 cup cracker crumbs

Bread crumbs, dry, 1/4 cup = 1 slice bread

Happy Cooking!

These kitchen substitutions are so easy and make your recipes taste so wonderful that you may like using them even better than the ingredient the recipe called for! Have you used any of these substitutions when cooking before?

Let Us Know What You Thought!

For even more kitchen substitutions you can go to:

Common Sense Homesteading