Practical ingredient substitutions for baking and cooking, such as buttermilk or egg replacements, one substitution per card.
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- What can you use instead of buttermilk?
- Milk mixed with lemon juice or vinegar (1 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon acid, let sit 5 minutes)
- How do you replace eggs as a binder in baking?
- Applesauce or mashed banana (1/4 cup replaces 1 egg)
- What substitutes for eggs as a leavening agent?
- Baking powder or baking soda with liquid (1/4 cup liquid plus 1 tablespoon baking powder replaces 1 egg)
- What can replace butter in baking?
- Oil at 3/4 the amount (3/4 cup oil replaces 1 cup butter)
- What can you use instead of sour cream?
- Greek yogurt (1 to 1 ratio)
- How can you replace heavy cream?
- Evaporated milk or milk mixed with butter (1 cup evaporated milk, or 1 cup milk plus 2 tablespoons melted butter)
- What substitutes for fresh milk?
- Plant-based milk (coconut, almond, oat) or water plus a bit of butter (1 to 1 ratio)
- What can you use instead of mayo?
- Greek yogurt or sour cream (1 to 1 ratio)
- How do you replace cream cheese?
- Ricotta mixed with lemon juice and salt (1 to 1 ratio, add acid)
- What substitutes for honey?
- Agave nectar, maple syrup, or corn syrup (1 to 1 ratio)
- How can you make brown sugar from white sugar?
- Mix white sugar with molasses (1 cup white sugar plus 1 tablespoon molasses for light brown)
- What can you use instead of baking powder?
- Baking soda mixed with an acid like cream of tartar (1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar)
- How can you replace vanilla extract?
- Vanilla bean paste, almond extract, or maple syrup (1 to 1 ratio, or 1/2 amount for almond)
- What substitutes for olive oil in cooking?
- Vegetable oil, canola oil, or other neutral oils (1 to 1 ratio)
- How do you replace applesauce as an egg substitute?
- Mashed banana, pumpkin puree, or silken tofu (1/4 cup replaces 1 egg)