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Find The Ingredients You Are Looking For Are Just Not There
by Thomas Jorgensen
http://www.cookingflair.com
We've all done it. The meal for the evening is organised in
your head, and, you believe, in the fridge; but then just
as you're well underway with everything, you go to the
cupboard and you find you're missing a vital ingredient.
However close the grocery store might be, it's still too
far; it means leaving the kitchen and other things could
spoil. If this has ever happened to you, you may find the
following tips helpful.
Some of the most commonly used ingredients have very
simple substitutions available when you are in a bind. One
teaspoon of baking powder can be replaced by 1/4 teaspoon
of baking soda plus 5/8 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1/4
teaspoon of baking soda plus 1/2 cup of buttermilk. One
cup of butter can be substituted with 7/8 cup of shortening
or 1 cup of margarine. Oil is not an exact substitute for
butter especially if butter is needed in baking products.
It's difficult to always stock all types of sugar but
there are alternatives that you can choose from. for one
cup of light brown sugar, use one cup of white sugar and
one teaspoon of molasses and for one cup of dark sugar use
one cup of white sugar and one tablespoon of molasses.
Instead of one cup of white sugar you could either use one
and three quarters of a cup of powdered (confectioners')
sugar or one cup of packed brown sugar. If you need a sweet
liquid like corn syrup you could use one cup of sugar plus
a quarter of a cup of liquid or honey.
If you need chocolate you'll find that one ounce of is the
same as three tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa and one
tablespoon of fat. Instead of one tablespoon of cornstarch
you could use two tablespoons of flour; instead of one
tablespoon of flour (for thickening) try half a tablespoon
of cornstarch; and instead of one cup sifted flour (for
cooking) you could be really radical and try one and a half
cups of bread crumbs or one cup of rolled oats. Lastly,
instead of one cup of shortening you could use one cup and
two tablespoons of butter or margarine.
Spices are a common addition when cooking to add flavor.
Cooks who love to experiment and season their food
regularly can run out of their favorite spices quite often.
There are some quick substitutes you can use to bring out
the tastes you want. For 1 clove of garlic you can
substitute 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 clove of garlic
can be substituted with 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic, 1
teaspoon of dry mustard can be replaced with 1 tablespoon
of prepared mustard, 1 tablespoon of onion powder can be
substituted with 1 medium chopped onion and 1 tablespoon of
onion powder also equals 4 tablespoons of fresh chopped
onion.
The substitutions listed here are only a few of the many
available for quick fixings. Sometimes a little common
sense and ingenuity are all you need to make quick
adjustments in any recipe.
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