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Substitution Suggestions
The unusual shape and lines outside and inside this OXO Measuring cup makes it the ideal tool for measuring liquids!

Baking Powder
1 teaspoon: 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Beer
Apple juice or beef broth
(Note this won't work if beer is used as a leavening, as in beer bread.)

Buttermilk
1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar plus milk to make 1 cup; let stand for 5 minutes

Cornstarch
1 tablespoon: 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or 1 tablespoon potato flour

Dates
Equal amounts of raisins, prunes, currants, or dried cherries

Flour
For cake flour: 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Self-Rising Flour
1 cup: 1 teaspoon baking powder + 1/4 teaspoon sea salt + enough all-purpose flour to equal 1 cup

Leeks
Red or green onion, or shallots

Lemon Juice
2 teaspoon: 1 teaspoon cider or white vinegar

Prunes
Dates, raisins, or currants

Red Pepper Sauce
4 drops: 1/8 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper

Sour Cream
Plain nonfat yogurt

Tomato Products
1 cup juice: 1/2 cup sauce + 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup paste: simmer 1 cup sauce until reduced to 1/2 cup
2 cups sauce: 3/4 cup paste + 1 1/4 cups water
(Mix 2 parts Maple Leaf or organic tomato powder with 1 part water to make tomato paste; mix an equal amout of Maple Leaf or organic tomato powder with water to make tomato sauce.)

Wine, Red
Apple cider; chicken, beef, or vegetable broth; water

Wine, White
Apple juice, apple cider, white grape juice, chicken or vegetable broth, water

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