# Baking Substitutions

This recipe shows you how to make several baking substitutions using common ingredients.

- Total time: 139 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup regular milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 tablespoon molasses
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1.5 tablespoons molasses

## Instructions

1. For every 1 cup of all-purpose flour, remove 2 tablespoons and replace that with cornstarch. This makes 1 cup of cake flour.
2. For every 1 cup of all-purpose flour, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder to make 1 cup of self-rising flour.
3. To make buttermilk, use 1 cup of regular milk and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar.
4. To make powdered sugar, place granulated sugar into a blender or food processor and process until you get a fine, dusty icing sugar consistency.
5. To make light brown sugar, mix 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 tablespoon of molasses.
6. To make medium brown sugar, mix 1 cup of white sugar and 1 tablespoon of molasses.
7. To make dark brown sugar, mix 1 cup of white sugar and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of molasses.

## Equipment

- blender
- food processor

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2eTqB1v/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/89955279-1c03-44bc-a8a5-52170ce75964
- Extracted: 2025-02-06

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