Ingredient Substitutions

A Dessert Diet‘s Ingredient Substitution Page

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In this page, I list

a) healthier substitutions I use when remaking unhealthy recipes

b) substitutions you can use if you don’t have a particular ingredient for my recipes 

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Amount	Ingredient	Substitution/s
1 cup	Cake flour	(1 cup – 2 tbsp) All Purpose flour + 2 tbsp corn flour
1cup	Bread flour	1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 tsp wheat gluten
1 cup	Self-rising flour	1 cup plain flour (maida) + 1 tsp. baking powder + a large pinch of or 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt OR 500 gm. plain flour (maida) + 1 1/2 -2 tsp. baking powder + 1 tsp. salt
1cup	Whole Wheat Pastry Flour	1/2 cup Whole Wheat flour + 1/2 cup pastry/cake flour
1 tbsp	Corn Starch	2 tbsp all-purpose flour / 2 tsp arrowroot starch
1 tbsp	Vinegar	Lemon juice
300g	Maltose	High Maltose Corn Syrup/ Barley Malt Syrup/ Honey/
1 cup	Black sugar	Sucanat/ Brown Sugar/ 1 cup white sugar + 1/4 cup molasses and decrease the liquid in recipe by 1/4 cup
1 tsp	Baking powder	1/4 tsp baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup	Cream Cheese	1 cup pureed cottage cheese / 1 cup plain yogurt, strained overnight in a cheesecloth (used in this recipe)
1 cup	Light Cream	Evaporated milk
1 cup	Buttermilk	(1 cup – 1 tbsp) Skim milk + 1 tbsp vinegar/ 1 cup Natural Yogurt
1 cup	Vegan Buttermilk	(1 cup – 1 tbsp) Non-dairy milk + 1 tbsp vinegar
1 cup	Sour Cream	Natural Yogurt
1	egg	Any of these:1/4 cup egg substitute 2 tbsp cornstarch 2 tbsp arrowroot flour 2 tbsp potato starch 1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water 1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water 1 banana = 1 egg in cakes. 1 tbsp milled flax seed and 3 tbsp water(Source)
1 cup	Dark Chocolate frosting	(easier option): 12.8 tbsp Syrup + 3.2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 ounce	Unsweetened baking chocolate	3 level tbsp Cocoa Powder +1 tbsp oil/shortening
1 ounce	Semi-sweet baking chocolate	3 level tbsp Cocoa Powder +1 tbsp oil/shortening + 3.5 tsp sugar
Any	Dates	Pitted Prunes

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