If your recipe calls for:
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You can easily substitute: |
1 tbsp cornstarch: |
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (for thickening) |
1 teaspoon baking powder: |
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1 cup sugar: |
1 cup packed brown sugar or 2 cups sifted powdered sugar |
1 cup cake flour: |
1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
1 cup self-rising flour: |
1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 teaspoon baking powder + 1/2 teaspoon salt + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate: |
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder + 1 tablespoon shortening or cooking oil, or 1-ounce envelope premelted unsweetened chocolate product |
6 squares (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate: |
6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces or 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder +1/4 cup sugar + 1/4 cup shortening |
4 squares (4 ounces) German sweet cooking chocolate: |
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder +1/3 cup sugar + 3 tablespoons shortening |
1.06 oz cake compressed yeast: |
1/4-ounce envelope or 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast |
1 cup honey: |
1-1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid |
1 cup corn syrup: |
1 cup sugar + 1/4 cup liquid
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1 cup dark corn syrup: |
3/4 cup light corn syrup + 1/4 cup molasses, or 1 cup light corn syrup |
1 cup molasses: |
1 cup honey |
1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs: |
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs, or 1/4 cup cracker crumbs or 1/4 cup cornflake crumbs or 2/3 cup rolled oats |
1 slice crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled: |
1 tablespoon cooked bacon pieces
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