🍳 Common Cooking Substitutions Guide The purpose of a cooking substitutions guide is to give you the freedom of flexibility — instead of rushing out to the store, you can feel confident using the next best ingredient. The final appearance, taste, and texture may be altered (especially in baking), but combining these suggestions with your own intuition may make something even better than the original recipe. 🧁 Baking Essentials Ingredient Substitution 1 tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp baking soda + ½ tsp cream of tartar + ¼ tsp cornstarch 1 cup All-Purpose Flour ½ cup bread flour + ½ cup cake flour 1 tsp Allspice ¾ tsp ground cinnamon + a pinch of ground cloves + a pinch of grated nutmeg 1 tbsp Cornstarch (sauces/puddings) 1 to 1½ tbsp arrowroot, 2 tsp potato starch, or 2 tsp rice flour 1 tbsp Cornstarch (breading/frying) 3 tbsp all-purpose flour Cream of Tartar Lemon juice Crème Fraîche Sour cream or Greek yogurt 🥛 Dairy Substitutions Ingredient Substitution 1 cup ...
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