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The moment recipes actually break: you are out of something

Not enough buttermilk, no eggs, no baking powder left. This is a more common moment than scaling a recipe up or down - so here is a free, embeddable substitution finder with the real ratios.

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Every substitution it covers

Out ofUse instead
1 cup Buttermilk1 cup milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar
1 egg Egg (1, for baking)1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, or 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water
1 tsp Baking powder1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup Brown sugar, packed1 cup granulated sugar + 1 tbsp molasses
1 cup Powdered (icing) sugar1 cup granulated sugar + 1 tbsp cornstarch, blitzed fine
1 cup Heavy cream (for cooking, not whipping)3/4 cup milk + 1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup Sour cream1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup Self-raising flour1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp salt
1 cup Cake flour1 cup all-purpose flour, minus 2 tbsp, plus 2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp Cornstarch (for thickening)2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup Honey (in baking)1 cup granulated sugar + 1/4 cup extra liquid from the recipe
1 cup Molasses1 cup honey or dark corn syrup
1 cup Shortening (in baking)1 cup butter
1 oz Unsweetened baking chocolate3 tbsp cocoa powder + 1 tbsp butter or neutral oil
any amount Fresh herbs (for dried)use 1/3 the amount in dried herbs
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