Cooking and Baking Substitutions Recipe by CookingLib

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Ingredients

Make Your Own Self Rising Flour:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Stir and sift together in a small bowl until well blended. Makes 1 cup.
~If using self rising flour as a substitute for all purpose flour, omit the salt and baking powder in the recipe~
Make Your Own Bisquick (Baking Mix):
5 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter/margarin
Substitution For Cream of Tarter:
Substitute 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar for 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar
Substitution for Eggs
Half of a banana, mashed with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Homemade Pumpkin Spice:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Mix together. Makes 2 teaspoons total.
Homemade All Spice:
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
Mix together. Makes 1 teaspoon.
Make Your Own Baking Powder:
1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus a 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar
Makes 1 teaspoon.
Homemade Brown Sugar:
1 cup white sugar plus 2 tablespoons molasses
Substitution For Heavy Cream:
1 cup evaporated milk
Substitution for Half and Half:
For one cup, mix 7/8 cup milk with 1 tablespoon of butter
Substitution for Fats in Baking (vegetable oil):
For one cup, substitute 1 cup applesauce or fruit puree
Substitution for Mayonnaise:
1 cup sour cream or 1 cup plain yogurt
Substitution for Sour Cream:
1 cup plain yogurt
Make Your Own Confectioner's Sugar (Powdered Sugar):
1 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Blend in processor until powdery.
Substitution for Shortening:
For one cup, substitute 1 cup butter OR 1 cup margarine minus 1/2 teaspoon salt from recipe.
For Fresh Herb Substitutions:
Replace fresh herbs in a recipe with one third dried herbs. For example...one tablespoon of fresh herb is equal to one teaspoon of dried.
To Make Ketchup:
1 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
Mix together well. Makes 1 cup.
Substitution for Lemon Juice:
For one teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon vinegar OR 1 teaspoon lime juice