SUBSTITUTES for
MISSING INGREDIENTS

There are often occasions in the kitchen when a
particular ingredient is not available, and for most of us, this usually
happens right in the middle of cooking a particular dish – unless of
course you are one of those people who prepare everything before
embarking on the cooking!!!

This need not be a catastrophe as there is often
something else that can be used as a substitute, such as –

Saffron

Use a small amount of Turmeric instead.

                                                          
Melvyn Hull

Breadcrumbs

Crushed water biscuits,
crushed crisps or
cornflakes.

 

Cornflour/Cornstarch (1tbsp. as a thickener)

Use 2 level tbsp.
plain flour.

 

Single Cream (1/2 pint/285ml)

Use 8fl. oz./225ml
milk plus 2fl. oz/60ml melted
unsalted butter.

 

Honey
(8fl. oz/225ml)

8 oz./225g sugar
plus 4 tbsp.
water or golden syrup.

 

Dark
Brown/Muscovado Sugar

White sugar and a
teaspoon/5ml of treacle or molasses per 100g. 

Sue Wand

Lemon
juice (1 tsp)

1/2 tsp. vinegar
or
lime juice.

 

Ice
Cream

Frozen yoghurt.

 

Whole
milk (1/2 pint/285ml)

1/2 pint/285 ml.
skimmed milk plus 3 tsp. melted
butter.

1/4 pint evaporated milk and 1/4
pint water.

 

Nut
topping

Crushed cornflakes

 

Noodles

Spaghetti

 

Tartare sauce (4 fl. oz/115 ml)

7 tbsp. mayonnaise
plus 2 tbsp. chopped
sweet mixed pickles.

 

Tomato Sauce

Condensed tomato soup
or a packet of tomato soup made up with half quantity of water.

 

Seafood/Thousand Island sauce

Use 2:1 mix of salad cream and
tomato ketchup. You can alter the quantities of each to taste.

                                                              Sue
Wand

Gravy

Condensed tinned soup
or packet soup made up with half the usual quantity of water.

 

Need sour milk or cream  
                   

Just add a tablespoon of
lemon juice or white vinegar
to each half pint of fresh milk or cream and stand at
room temperature for about 30 minutes.

Or use natural yoghurt or
smetana.

 

Run
out of baking chocolate and you really must have that gooey dessert!

For every ounce (oz) of
unsweetened baking chocolate required, mix a quarter of a tablespoon
of butter with 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder.

 

Recipe requires self raising flour and you only have plain. 

Plain flour can be used
with the addition of
baking powder.   The amount to add varies depending
upon what is being cooked, however, a usual amount would be 1 level
teaspoon of baking powder to 4oz. flour.

 

No
baking powder.

This can be substituted with two
parts
Cream of Tartar to one part Bicarbonate of Soda/Baking
Soda.

 

No
fresh yeast.

Two teaspoons of
dried yeast can be used for 1/2 oz. of fresh yeast. Follow
instructions on the dried yeast packed.

 

Short of an egg.

If you need an extra egg for a
cake recipe that uses a raising agent such as baking powder or self
raising flour, replace the missing egg with 15ml (1 tablespoon) of
vinegar.  This will not affect the result.

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