Emergency Recipe Substitutions

Substitutions

Ingredients        Quantity           Substitutions

Self rising flour       1 cup      1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. baking powder    

Cornstarch               1 T.        2 T. flour or 2 tsp. quick-cooking tapioca    

Baking Powder       1 tsp.     1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Powdered Sugar     1 cup      1 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tsp. cornstarch

Brown Sugar          1/2 cup   2 T. molasses in 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Sour milk               1 cup      1 T. lemon juice or vinegar added to 1 cup milk, let stand 5 min

Whole milk            1 cup      1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water

Cracker crumbs       3/4 cup   1 cup bread crumbs

Chocolate               1 oz        3 or 4 T. plus 1 T. butter*

Fresh Herbs           1 T.        1 tsp. dried herbs

Fresh Onions         1 small    1 T. instant minced onion, re-hydrated

Dry mustard         1 tsp.      1 T. prepared mustard

Tomato Juice         1 cup      1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water

Catsup or              1 cup      1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/3 cup sugar and 2 T. vinegar

  Chili Sauce                              (for use in cooking)

Mini marshmallows   10       1 large marshmallow