Planning on doing some cooking, but that unique recipe has a forbidden ingredient? Check to see if you can substitute something:
| Substitutions | |
|---|---|
| If it calls for this... | Then use this: |
| 1 cup of oil | ½ cup lactose-free margarine or butter or 1 cup applesauce |
| 1 cup of sugar | 1 cup of honey (use ¼ cup less than called for in recipe) |
| ½ cup bread crumbs | 1 slice of fresh bread |
| 1 cup of milk | 1 cup of water or 1 cup fruit juice plus 1 T. oil |
| 1 lb. of brown sugar | 2 cups sugar (or substitute) |
| 1 oz. baking chocolate | 3 T. dry cocoa (or carob) plus 2 T. sugar (or substitute) and 1 T. water |
| wine | cranberry or grape juice |
| white wine | apple juice |
| Cream (to thicken soup) | potato puréé |
| oil or butter for sauté | Homemade chicken broth |
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