Commonly used Recipe Substitutions

You were planning to make baking powder biscuits for dinner---oh no, you don't have any baking powder. But you have buttermilk and baking soda, see below how to make a substitution. There are many more helpful substitution tips!

Ingredient	Quantity	Substitute
Baking Powder #1 sub.	1 tsp double acting	1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 cup buttermilk
Baking Powder #2 sub.	1 tsp double acting	1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Butter #1 sub.	1 cup	1 cup margarine
Butter #2 sub.	1 cup	7/8 cup lard + 1/2 tsp salt
Chocolate	1 ounce	3 Tbsp cocoa + 1 Tbsp shortening
Corn Starch (for thickening)	1 Tbsp	2 Tbsp flour
Cream	1 cup	1/2 cup butter + 3/4 cup milk
Egg	1 whole	2 egg yolks
Flour #1 sub.	1 cup all purpose	1 cup + 2 Tbsp cake flour
Flour #2 sub.	1 cup cake flour	7/8 cup all purpose flour
Flour #2 sub.	1 cup self-rising Flour	1 cup flour (omit baking powder & salt)
Garlic	1 small clove	1/8 tsp garlic powder
Herbs	1 Tbsp fresh	1 tsp dried
Honey	1 cup	1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid
Milk, fresh whole	1 cup	1 cup reconstituted dry milk + 2 tsp butter
Milk, whole	1 cup	1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water
Milk, sour	1 cup	1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + sweet milk to make 1 cup
Minced Dry Onion (hydrated)	1 Tbsp instant	1 small fresh onion
Molasses	1 cup	1 cup honey
Mustard, prepared	1 Tbsp	1 tsp dry mustard
Ricotta Cheese	1 cup	1 cup cottage cheese + 1 Tbsp skim milk
Sour Cream	1 cup	1 cup yogurt
Sugar, Brown	1 cup	3/4 cup granulated sugar + 1/4 cup molasses
Sugar, Powdered	1 1/3 cups	1 cup granulated sugar
Yogurt	1 cup	1 cup buttermilk