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- Substitutions That Are Safe
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- FOR USE
- 1 cup flour ................ 1 cup plus 2 tablespoon
- cake flour
- 1 cup cake flour ........... 1 cup flour minus 2 tablespoon
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- 1 tablespoon cornstarch..... approx. 2 tablespoon flour
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- 1 teaspoon baking powder.... 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus
- 1/2 teasp.cream of tartar
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- 1 whole egg................. 2 egg yolks plus 1 tablespoon
- water (in cookies, etc)
- 1 whole egg................. 2 egg yolks (in custards,etc)
- 1 cup fresh milk............ 1/2 cup can milk plus 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup fresh milk............ 4 tablespoon powdered milk plus
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sour or buttermilk.... 1 cup fresh milk plus 1 tablespoon
- lemon juice or winegar
- 1 oz. unsweetened choc...... 3 to 4 tablespoon cocoa plus 1
- tablespoon shortening
- 1 cup honey................. 3/4 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid
- 1 cup sugar................. 1 cup honey or syrup and reduce
- liquid in recipe by 1/4 cup, in
- cakes, sub honey for only 1/2 of
- the sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar.......... 1 cup granulated sugar
- (firmly packed)
- 1 cup canned tomatoes...... about 1 1/3 cup cut up tomatoes,
- simmered 10 minutes
- If making half of a recipe, to divide 1 egg, beat up a whole egg.
- Measure with a tablespoon. Divide in half.
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- Common Food Equivalents
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- Apples..................1 lb...............3 med. (3 c.sliced)
- Bananas.................1 lb...............3 med.(2 1/2 c.sliced)
- Butter or other fats....1 lb...............2 cups
- Cheese, Amer. or ched...1 lb...............4 cups grated
- Cottage cheese..........1 lb...............2 cups
- Cream cheese............3-oz...............6 tablespoon
- 1/2 lb.............16 tablespoon (1 cup)
- Chocolate...............1/2 lb.............8-1oz squares
- Coconut,shredded........1 lb...............5 cups
- Coffee, ground..........1 lb...............80 tablespoons
- Cream. heavy............1 pint.............2 cups(4 cups whipped)
- Flour, all purpose......1 lb...............4 cups, sifted
- cake..............1 lb...............4 1/2 cups,sifted
- whole wheat.......1 lb...............3 1/2 cups
- rye...............1 lb...............4 1/2 to 5 cups
- Lemon, juice............1 med..............2 to 3 tablespoons
- rind.............1.grated...........1 1/2 to 3 teaspoon
- Marshmallows............1/4 lb.............16
- Orange, juice...........1 med..............1/3 to 1/2 cup
- rind............1 grated...........1 to 2 tablespoons
- Sugar,granulated........1 lb...............2 cups
- brown.............1 lb...............2 1/4 cups, packed
- powdered..........1 lb...............2 1/3 cups
- confectioners.....1 lb...............3 1/2 cups, sifted
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- Nuts..Almonds...........1 lb..............3 1/2 cups nut meats
- Pecans............1 lb..............4 cups nut meats
- Peamuts...........1 lb..............3 cups nut meats
- Walnuts...........1 lb..............4 cups nut meats
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- NOTE:...When making a BOXED YELLOW CAKE MIX, instead of following
- the directions, Eliminate oil and use 2 eggs, and 1 1/3 cups
- water. All chocolate, except devil's food is the same amount.
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- When making a DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE MIX, use 2 eggs and
- 1 1/2 cups water.
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- NOTE: To determine the age of cake mixes, look on the top of the
- package for numbers and/or letters.
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- First number is the year, such as #4 would be 1994
- next three numbers would be the day, such as 122, would be
- May 2, 1994.
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- Cake mixes will remain good for at least 2 years, kept dry
- and cool. Longer than 2 years, they will lose the volume and
- may not raise as well as when fresher, but will still be
- okay to use.
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- Frostings will keep for a year, but can be kept longer.
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