16 Simple Substitutes For Common Cooking Ingredients

Don't you hate it when you're halfway through a recipe and then you realize you don't have one of the main ingredients? You search through your pantry only to find every other spice or oil that you don't need. Well good news, you can combine some of those seemingly unnecessary pantry items, like vegetable oil and cocoa powder in lieu of a bar of chocolate, that your baking recipe calls for.

Baking Powder (One teaspoon)

Half teaspoon Cream of Tarter + fourth teaspoon baking soda

Buttermilk

One cup milk + One tablespoon vinegar

Cajun Seasoning (One teaspoon)

Fourth teaspoon cayenne pepper + fourth teaspoon dried thyme + fourth teaspoon dried basil + one clove minced garlic

Chocolate (One ounce)

Three tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder + one tablespoon vegetable oil

Cornstarch (One tablespoon)

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Corn Syrup (One cup)

One cup sugar + fourth cup water + heat

Half And Half (One cup)

One tablespoon melted butter + One cup whole milk

An Egg

Fourth cup mashed potatoes

Lemon Juice (One teaspoon)

Fourth teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Margarine (One cup)

Half cup apple sauce

Milk (One cup)

Half cup evaporated milk + half cup water

Molasses

Honey

Sour Cream

Plain Greek Yogurt

Tomato Sauce (Two cups)

Fourth cup tomato paste + One cup water

Self-Rising Flour (One cup)

One cup all-purpose flour + one teaspoon baking powder + half teaspoon salt + fourth teaspoon baking soda

Cake Flour (One cup)

One cup minus two tablespoons all-purpose flour