Homemade Baking Substitutions

Homemade Baking Substitutions

I will be showing you how to make your own baking ingredients at home. These tips are especially useful when a recipe calls for ingredients which are hard to find in your locality.
(1) Baking Powder
To make baking powder, combine 1 part baking soda with 1 part corn starch and 2 parts cream of tartar. For example, to make 4 teaspoons of baking powder, combine 1 teaspoon of baking soda with 1 teaspoon of corn starch and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar.
(2) Cake Flour
To make 1 cup of cake flour, measure 1 cup of all purpose or plain flour. Take out 2 tablespoons of flour and replace them with 2 tablespoons of corn starch. Sift the mixture together.
(3) Buttermilk
To make 1 cup of buttermilk, place 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a cup and top the cup up with milk. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes. Buttermilk can also be made from whipping cream through this procedure.
(4) Butter
To make butter, whip whipping cream until the fat solids separate from the cream. The fat solids is butter while the remaining liquid is buttermilk
(5) Self-Rising Flour
To make 1 cup of self-rising flour, add 1-1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of all purpose or plain flour.
(6) Caster Sugar
To make 1 cup of caster sugar, place a cup of granulated white sugar in a food processor and process for a couple of minutes.
(7)Icing sugar known as powdered sugar, confectioners sugar
1 cup granulated sugar,
1 tablespoon cornstarch
First in a blender add granulated sugar and cornstarch. Cornstarch is added to prevent clumping. You can use a coffee grinder or any blender such as a small smoothie blender, or a bigger aluminum blender.
Turn the blender on and blend until the mixture is powdery. It takes only a few minutes. Store the homemade confectioners’ sugar in an airtight container.