Cooking / Baking Substitutions

Have you ever gotten into the middle of a recipe and then go to get an ingredient only to find you don't have it? Isn't that the most aggrivating thing? Here you had your taste buds set and cleared the whole day for baking and was having fun and BAM! Don't have that spice or enough flour.

It happens to me mostly with spices! I don't usually buy spices every month so it is common for me to start something and not have a needed spice.

So I keep this list in my cookbook - thought I'd share it with you for helps to stop the diasters in baking! Substitutes... what a wonderful tradition!

Need Spices?

If you need: Allspice
Substitiue with: Gound cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves

If you need Cloves, ground
Substitute with: Ground allspice, cinnamon or nutmeg

If you need: Cumin, ground
Substitute with: Chili powder

If you need: Mustard, dry, 1 tsp
Substitute with: 1 Tbls yellow mustard

If you need: Paprika
Substitute with: Cayenne pepper just a dash..its hotter than paprika)

If you need: Cayenne pepper, ground 1/8 tsp
Substitute with: 2-3 drops bottle hot pepper sauce

If you need: Chili powder
Substitute with: Dash of bottle hot pepper sauce plus equal
measures of ground oregano and cumon

When substituting spices, start with half the amount the recipe calls for and add to suit your taste.

Need Some Seasoning Mixes?

If you need: Apple pie spice, 1 tsp
Substitute with: 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/8 tsp ground allspice and a dash of ground ginger

If you need: Cajun Seasong, 1 Tbls
Substitute with: 1/2 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp ground red pepper, 1/2 tsp paprika and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

If you need: Fresh Snipped Herbs, 1 Tbls
Substitute with: 1/2 - 1 tsp dried herbs

If you need: Poultry seasong, 1 tsp
Substitute with:3/4 tsp dried sage and 1/4 tsp dried thyme

If you need: Pumpkin pie spice, 1 tsp
Substitute with: 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp ground allspice and 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Need Some Baking Ingredients?

If You need: Baking powder, 1 tsp

Substitute with: 1/2 tsp cream of tarter plus 1/4 tsp baking soda

If you need: Balsamic vinegar, 1 Tbls

Substitute with: 1 Tbls cider vinegar or red wine vinegar plus 1/2 tsp sugar

If you need: Buttermilk, 1 cup

Substitute with: 1 Tbls lemon juice or vinegar, plus enough milk to equal 1 cup (let stand 5

minutes before suing) or 1 cup plain yogurt

If you need: Flour, self rising, 1 cup

Substitute with: 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp baking soda

If you need: Half-and-half or light cream, 1 cup

Substitute with : 1 Tbls melted butter or margarine, plus enough whole milk to make 1 cup.

If you need: Onion, chopped, 1/2 cup

Substitute with: 2 Tbls dried minced onion or 1/2 tsp onion powder

If you need: Tomato sauce, 2 cups

Substitute with: 3/4 cup tomato pasted plus 1 cup water

Wow! Problem solved! Back to baking!!!