| If you don’t have: | Substitute: |
| Bacon, 1 slice, crisp-cooked, crumbled | 1 tablespoon cooked bacon pieces |
| Baking powder, 1 teaspoon | ½ teaspoon cream of tartar plus ¼ teaspoon baking soda |
| Balsamic Vinegar, 1 tablespoon | 1 tablespoon cider vinegar or red wine vinegar plus ½ teaspoon sugar |
| Bread crumbs, fine dry, ¼ cup | ¾ cup soft bread crumbs, or ¼ cup cracker crumbs, or ¼ cup cornflake crumbs |
| Broth, beef or chicken, 1 cup | 1 teaspoon or 1 cube instant beef or chicken boulion plus 1 cup hot water |
| Butter, 1 cup | 1 cup shortening plus ¼ teaspoon of salt if desired |
| Buttermilk, 1 cup | 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes before using) or 1 cup plain yogurt |
| Chocolate, semisweet, 1 ounce | 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate pieces, or 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, or 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder plus 2 teaspoons sugar and 2 teaspoons shortening |
| Chocolate, sweet baking, 4 ounces | ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 3 tablespoons shortening |
| Chocolate, unsweetened, 1 ounce | 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon cooking oil or shortening, melted |
| Cornstarch, 1 tablespoon (for thickening) | 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| Corn syrup (light), 1 cup | 1 cup granulated sugar plus ¼ cup water |
| Flour, cake, 1 cup | 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| Flour, self-rising, 1 cup | 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon baking soda |
| Garlic, 1 clove | ½ teaspoon bottled minced garlic or 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder |
| Ginger, grated fresh, 1 teaspoon | ¼ teaspoon ground ginger |
| Half-and-Half or light cream, 1 cup | 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine plus enough whole milk to make 1 cup |
| Molasses, 1 cup | 1 cup honey |
| Mustard, dry, 1 teaspoon | 1 tablespoon prepared (in cooked measures) |
| Mustard, prepared, 1 tablespoon | ½ teaspoon dry mustard plus 2 teaspoons vinegar |
| Onion, chopped, ½ cup | 2 tablespoons dried minced onion or ½ teaspoon onion powder |
| Sour cream, dairy, 1 cup | 1 cup plain yogurt |
| Sugar, granulated, 1 cup | 1 cup packed brown sugar or 2 cups sifted powdered sugar |
| Sugar, brown, 1 cup packed | 1 cup granulated sugar plis 2 tablespoons molasses |
| Tomato Juice, 1 cup | ½ cup tomato sauce plus ½ cup water |
| Tomato sauce, 2 cups | ¾ cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water |
| Vanilla bean, 1 whole | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| Wine, red, 1 cup | 1 cup beef broth in savory recipes; cranberry juice in desserts |
| Wine, white, 1 cup | 1 cup chicken broth in savory recipes apple juice or white grape juice in desserts |
| Yeast, active dry, 1 package | About 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast |
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