Use These Emergency Substitutions For All Your Noche Buena Preps
Avoid a cooking or baking failure with these easy ingredient hacks!

For those times when you can't go far to find a supermarket or grocery, but instead, find a
Easy Ingredient Substitutes
1 buttermilk = 1 tablespoon vinegar + 1/2 cup evaporated milk + enough water to make 1 cupÂ
1 cup sour cream = 1 cup all-purpose cream + 2 tablespoons vinegar or calamansi juice
1 cup cake flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour -Â 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour + 1 tablespoon cornstarchÂ
1 anchovy = 1 fillet
1 cup bread crumbs = 1 1/2 cups fresh
1 cup ketchup =Â 1 cup tomato sauce + 2 tablespoons sugar + 1 teaspoon vinegarÂ
1 garlic clove = 1/8Â teaspoon (pinch) garlic powderÂ
1 teaspoon dry mustard = 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
1 tablespoon cornstarch = 1 tablespoon rice flour or 2 tablespoons all-purpose flourÂ
1 tablespoon fresh herb = 1 teaspoon dried herb or 3/4 teaspoon ground herb
1 cup red wine = 1 cup grape juiceÂ
1 cup white wine = 1 cup apple juiceÂ
While these substitutes will work in most cooking and baking situations, review your recipe and check to see if your substitute will work because sometimes, the best substitute is no substitution at all.Â
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