Here’s a chart (well, it was supposed to be a table actually, but the format was wrecked when I tried to transfer it.
So here the information is presented in an alphabetically presented list. If you would like the alternative of the table format, email or message me and I’ll send it to you.
Allspice (ground)
Combine (ground) – ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Bacon (diced) – 125g
Ham, diced – 150g
Balsamic vinegar
Sherry or cider vinegar with a pinch of allspice per cup of vinegar
Beans – dried – ¾ cup
425g canned beans
Butter
In many instances, such as in a cake, muffin or cup cake mixture, olive oil or light olive oil can be used
Buttermilk
Add 2 teaspoons lemon juice to a cup skim milk and allow to stand for a few minutes
Castor sugar
Use a food processor to grind regular white sugar to finer texture
Chilli (one long red fresh)
½ teaspoon chilli powder or ¼ teaspoon chilli paste
Cornflour paste
Arrowroot, rice or potato flour, even plan flour mixed to a paste with cold water
Cottage cheese
Ricotta
Cream cheese
Natural or Greek yoghurt, strained though muslin or similar for a few hours
Crème fresh
1 cup cream + 1 tablespoon yoghurt. Leave to stand at room temperature for a couple of hours
Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon mustard powder, 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and ¼ teaspoon sugar, well mixed
Egg
For cakes, muffins and cupcakes ,1 egg can be substituted with ¼ cup apple puree
Flour
There are many recipes for flourless cakes available on the Internet, worth researching. Sometimes ground nuts are used, or polenta, some with no flour substitute at all. Gluten free flour can often be substituted for regular plain flour
Galangal (fresh)
Fresh green ginger root
Garlic (2 cloves)
¼ teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon granulated garlic or a good pinch of garlic salt
Ginger
2 teaspoons grated fresh = ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Golden syrup
Equal part honey or maple syrup (A grade quality)
Herbs (fresh)
1 teaspoon fresh = ¼ teaspoon dried
Lard (1 cup)
Butter
Lemongrass stalk
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
Lemon juice (1 tsp)
Depending on dish) 1 teaspoon lime juice, ½ teaspoon vinegar (savoury only), 2 teaspoons dry white wine, 1 teaspoon Verjus (sour grape juice)
Mascarpone – 1 cup
1½ cups sieved ricotta or 200g cream cheese whisked till smooth with 3 tablespoons whipped cream and 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Mayonnaise – 1 cup
1 cup sour cream mixed with ½ teaspoon vinegar or 1 cup natural or Greek yoghurt. Add salt to taste and lemon or lime juice to taste
Milk – fresh, 1 cup approx.
¼ cup powdered milk + 1 cup water
2/3 cup evaporated milk + 1/3 cup water
1 cup soy, almond, oat or rice milk
Mince (Beef)
Purchase equal amount of topside, Porterhouse or blade even steak and grind in a mincer or chop finely in a food processor
Mince (Pork)
Diced shoulder of pork – grind in a mincer or chop finely in a food processor
Mince (Chicken or Turkey)
Boneless thigh pieces – grind in a mincer or chop finely in a food processor
Nutmeg
Mace
Saffron
A pinch of turmeric is approximate
Self raising flour – 1 cup
1 cup plain flour + 2 teaspoons baking powder, well mixed or sifted together
Sour cream
Natural or Greek yoghurt, OR 1 cup cream whipped to soft peaks, then 2 or 3 teaspoons lemon juice folded in
Stock powder
Yeast extract spread such as Vegemite or similar (according to taste – ½ to 1 teaspoon per cup boiling water, well mixed)
Sugar (white)
¾ cup honey
1 cup raw castor sugar
1 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
Tomatoes (425g tin)
250g chopped fresh tomatoes + ½ cup water and 1 tablespoon tomato paste
Tomato juice – 1 cup
Mix ½ cup tomato puree + ½ cup water
Tomato paste – ½ cup
Reduce 1 cup tomato puree to ½ cup by boiling OR blend ¾ cup semi dried tomatoes to a paste
Treacle – 1 cup
½ cup light corn syrup + ½ cup molasses
Vanilla Bean
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
White sugar – 1 cup
1 cup castor sugar, 1 cup raw sugar or the following (these may affect texture slightly): ¾ cup honey, 1 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
Wine
Beef, chicken or vegetable stock (savoury dishes)
Apple, pear or grape juice (sweet dishes). For more specific, noticeable flavours, apricot or peach nectar or pineapple juice
Yeast – 10g dried
30g compressed
Hi Sally
Thanks for this, a big help. Hope you and Robert are doing ok in these trying times.
Take care and stay safe.
Roscoe
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