Substitution Chart

When you need Baking Powder	1 teaspoon	Use 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Buttermilk	1 cup	1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar + enough milk to measure 1 cup
Cake Flour	1 cup	2 tablespoons cornstarch + enough all-purpose flour to equal 1 cup
Cornstarch	1 tablespoon	2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Cracker Crumbs	3/4 cup	1 cup bread crumbs
Dark corn syrup	1 cup	3/4 cup light corn syrup + 1/4 cup molasses or 1 cup light corn syrup
Garlic	1 clove, minced	1/8 tsp. garlic powder
Garlic salt	1 teaspoon	1/8 teaspoon garlic powder + 7/8 teaspoon salt
Half-and-half cream	1 cup	1 tablespoon melted butter + enough whole milk to equal 1 cup
Honey	1/2 cup	2/3 cup sugar + 2 tablespoons liquid
Lemon juice	1 teaspoon	1/4 teaspoon cider vinegar
Lemon peel	1 teaspoon	1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Light corn syrup	1 cup	1 cup sugar + 1 cup liquid
Molasses	1/2 cup	1/2 cup honey
Onion	1 small, chopped	1 teaspoon onion powder or 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
Prepared Mustard	1 tablespoon	1/2 teaspoon ground mustard + 2 teaspoons vinegar
Semisweet chocolate	1 square (1 ounce)	2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips or 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate + 1 tablespoon sugar
Sour cream	1 cup	1 cup plain yogurt
Sugar	1 cup	1 cup packed brown sugar or 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
Tapioca	2 teaspoons	1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Tomato juice	1 cup	1/2 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup water
Tomato sauce	2 cups	3/4 cup tomato paste + 1 cup water
Unsweet chocolate	1 square (1 ounce)	3 tablespoons cocoa + 1 tablespoon shortening or oil
Whole Milk	1 cup	1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water