Emergency Baking/Cooking Substitutions
Food	Amount	Substitution
Baking Powder	1 tsp/ 5 ml	¼ tsp/ 1 ml baking soda plus ¾ tsp/2 ml cream of tartar
Balsamic Vinegar	1 tbsp/ 15 ml	1 tbsp/ 15ml sherry or cider vinegar
Bread Crumbs	¼ cup/ 50 ml	¼ cup/ 50 ml finely crushed cracker crumbs, corn flakes, or quick-cooking oats
Chicken, Beef or Vegetable broth	1 cup	1 tsp/ 5 ml chicken, beef, or vegetable bouillon granules (or 1 cube) dissolved in 1 cup/ 250 ml boiling water
Buttermilk or Sour Milk	1 cup/ 250 ml	1 tbsp/ 15 ml lemon juice or white vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup / 250 ml. Let stand a few minutes. Or use 1 cup/ 250 ml plain yogurt
Capers	1 tbsp/ 15ml	1 tbsp/ 15 ml chopped green olives
Chocolate-Semisweet baking	2 tbsp/ 30ml	2 tbsp/ 30 ml unsweetened baking chocolate plus 1 tbsp/ 15 ml sugar
Chocolate-Semisweet chips	1 cup/ 250 ml	¾ cup/ 175 ml semisweet baking chocolate chopped
Chocolate-Unsweetened baking	2 tbsp/ 30 ml	3 tbsp/ 45 ml baking cocoa plus 1 tbsp/ 15 ml margarine or shortening
Cornstarch	1 tbsp/ 15 ml	2 tbsp/ 30 ml all-purpose flour or 4 tsp/ 20 ml quick cooking tapioca
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