Back in the dark pre-digital days I was in school, girls were required in fifth grade to take Home Economics, the euphemism for housekeeping and cooking. (Boys had to take shop and build things.) The very first lesson Mrs Myers gave us was: Never start a recipe until you have all the necessary ingredients. Well, that rule is so easy to break, I'm a serial offender. I've been known to get halfway through cooking a dish, discover I don't have a key ingredient, turn the stove off and run out to a store. Sad but true.
I confess because we're moving into very busy and acquisitive months (Halloween costumes and candy, Thanksgiving ingredients, Christmas presents), and we're all bound to forget something on the shopping list. So it's good news that there are a few equivalents you can substitute in a pinch. Here are a few of the most likely:
If you don't have use
1c butter 2/3 c oil OR
1c+2 tbsp shortening + 1/2 tsp salt
1 c buttermilk 1 cup loose yogurt or kefir
1 c light cream 2/3c milk + 1/3c melted butter
1 c whole milk 1c skim milk + 2 tsp melted butter
1 tbsp flour to thicken 1 1/2tsp cornstarch or arrowroot
1c cake flour 1c- 2 tbsp sifted all purpose flour
1c all purpose flour 1 1/8c cake flour OR 1 1/4c rye flour
1 tsp baking powder 1/4tsp baking soda + 1/2tsp cream of tartar
OR 1/4tsp baking soda + 1/2c yogurt*
*reduce other liquids slightly
1 c brown sugar 7/8c granulated sugar + 1 1/2tbsp molasses
1 c maple syrup 1/2 c maple sugar
1 c molasses 3/4 c dark brown sugar OR white sugar*
*white sugar will leave a flavor deficit
1 c sugar 3/4c maple syrup
1 c honey 1 1/4 c granulated sugar
Hope this helps in a pinch.
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