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Don’t you just hate it when you get ready to bake something and you go to get an ingredient and you don’t have it on hand.  Even if with a well stocked pantry, it will happen from time to time to all of us.  So what do you do?  Well, here are a few suggestions for the next time you get in a bind.  Keep in mind this is a very short list of substitutions and I will periodically put up new suggestions. 

1 cup self-rising flour - 1 cup all purpose flour + 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder + 1/8 tsp. salt

1 cup cake flour - 1 cup minus 2 Tbls. all purpose flour

1 cup cake flour - 7/8 cup all purpose flour + 2 Tbls. cornstarch

1 tsp. baking powder - 1/4 tsp. baking soda + 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 cup light brown sugar - 1 cup granulated sugar + 1 Tbls. molasses

1 cup molasses - 3/4 cup dark brown sugar + 1/4 cup water

1 cup buttermilk - 1 Tbls. vinegar or lemon juice + milk to make 1 cup (leave for 5 min)

1 cup sour cream - 1 cup yogurt