Just Easy Recipes

Easy Recipes, Cooking Tips and Entertaining Ideas | South Africa

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Food Amount Substitute
Margarine, melted 1 cup 1 cup cooking oil (cooking oil should not be substituted if recipe does not call for melted margarine)
Margarine 1 cup 1 cup minus 2 tbsp lard OR 1 1/8 cups butter (decrease salt by 1/2 tsp)
Marjoram 1tsp 1 tsp Basil or thyme
Marshmallow 1 regular 10 mini marshmallows
Marshmallows, miniature 1 cup 10 large marshmallows
Marzipan 2 1/2 cups 2 cups almond paste, 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp corn syrup
Mayonnaise, commercial 1 cup 1 cup cottage cheese (process in blender until smooth) OR 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup plain yoghurt OR 1 cup salad dressing OR 1 cup sour cream OR 1 cup yoghurt.
Mayonnaise, homemade 1 cup 1 cup commercial mayonnaise, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp prepared mustard
Milk, condensed, sweetened 1 cup 1 cup fat-free powdered milk, 1/2 cup boiling water, 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tbsp melted butter (process in blender until smooth)
Milk, evaporated 1 can 1 ½ cups cream OR Whip until smooth: 1 cup fat-free powdered milk, 1 ¾ cups warm water. Keep refrigerated.
Milk, 2% or low-fat 1 cup 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water OR fat-free powdered milk prepared as directed on package
Milk, skim 1 cup 3/4 cup water, 1/3 cup fat-free powdered milk
Milk, sour 1 cup 1 cup evaporated milk plus 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
Milk, whole 1 cup 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water OR 1 cup fat-free milk, 2 1/2 tsp butter OR 1 cup skim milk, 1 tbsp melted butter OR 1 cup water plus 1 ½ tsp butter (in baking) OR 1 cup reconstituted fat-free powdered milk plus 2 ½ tsp butter.
Mint 1tsp 1 tsp Basil, marjoram, or rosemary
Molasses 1 cup 1/2 cup honey (flavour will be milder) OR 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water
Mushrooms, fresh 2 cups 1 can mushrooms drained
Mustard, dry (for wet mixtures) 1 tsp 1 tbsp prepared mustard
Mustard, prepared 1 tbsp 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1 tsp vinegar, 1 tsp water, milk or cream, 1 tsp sugar