SUBSTITUTIONS

It's a horrible feeling when you are in the middle of preparing a recipe and you realise you are out of an ingredient .........
Here is my go to list for alternate ingredients to use .Print it out and put it on the wall of your pantry .

BAKING POWDER  :  1 tsp of baking powder = 1/2  tsp of cream of tartar plus 1/4 tsp of baking soda .

BUTTERMILK : 1 cup of buttermilk = 1 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar and enough milk to make 1 cup
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CAKE FLOUR :
1 cup of cake flour = 3/4 cup of plain flour , plus 2 tbs of plain flour plus 2 tbs of cornflour mixed together .

CORNFLOUR : 1tbs of cornflour = 2 tbs plain flour

SELF RAISING FLOUR : 2 cups of self raising flour = 2 cups of plain flour plus 1 tsp of baking soda mixed with 1 dsp of baking powder and 1 tsp of salt .

GARLIC: 1 clove of fresh garlic = 1/2 tsp of powdered garlic

GINGER : 1 tsp of minced ginger = 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger .

HALF & HALF : 1 cup of half and half =1 tbs of melted butter and enough milk to make 1 cup .

HERBS :1 tbs of fresh herbs = 1 tsp of dried herbs

LEMON JUICE : 1 tsp of lemon juice =1/2 tsp of cider vinegar .

MILK :1 cup of whole milk = 1/2 cup of evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup of water

PREPARED MUSTARD:1/2 tsp of mustard powder mixed 1 dsp of vinegar .

PUMPKIN PIE SPICE : 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice =1/2 tsp of nutmeg , 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger plus 1 dsp of cinnamon .

SOUR CREAM :1 cup of sour cream = 1 cup of plain yoghurt

TAPIOCA (aka  arrowroot flour ) : 1 dsp of tapioca = 1 tbs of plain flour .

There are many , many substitutes but these are the ones I use a lot and they work perfectly .