Thursday, March 19, 2009

Cooking Equivalents and Substitutions

Here are some helful cooking hints for use in the kitchen. This should help when wanting to use one of the recipes from the cooking class. I hope these help.


Spaghetti: 8 ounces uncooked = 4 cups cooked
Macaroni: 1 cup uncooked = 2 1/2 cups cooked
Rice: 1 cup uncooked = 3 cups cooked
Crumbs: 1 slice bread = 1/2 cup crumbs
Popcorn: 1/4 cup unpopped = 5 cups popped
Cheese: 4 ounces = 1 cup shredded
Herbs: 1 teaspoon dried = 1 tablespoon fresh
1 square chocolate: 3 tablespoons cocoa + 1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon cornstarch: 2 tablespoons flour (for thickening)
1 cup buttermilk: 1 cup yogurt
1 cup milk: 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water
1 cup sour milk: 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
1 cup cake flour: 1 cup all-purpose less 2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon baking powder: 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sugar: 1 cup honey (use 1/2 cup less liquid in recipe)
1 cup brown sugar: 1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup oil: 1/2 pound butter
1 tablespoon prepared mustard: 1 teaspoon dry mustard

2 comments:

Hillary said...
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Hillary said...

Cool things to know, Thanks!