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Baking Ingredient Substitutions

by Eileen Goltz, Kosher Food Writer, Lecturer and Author, Perfectly PareveCookbook

Simple substitutes for ingredients you might not have.

• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup yogurt

• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice (let stand for 10 minutes before using in recipe)

• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk + 1-3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar

• 1 cup buttermilk = 1/4 cup milk + 3/4 cup yogurt

• Baking Powder: 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 5/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

• 1 cup Catsup = 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons vinegar

• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice = 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, 1/8 teaspoon allspice and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 cup sour cream = 7/8 cup sour milk or buttermilk, plus 1/3 cup butter or margarine

• 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup cottage cheese + 2 or 3 teaspoons of lemon juice, pureed in the blender

• 1 cup wine = 13 tablespoons water, 3 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon sugar

• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce = 1 egg