Baking

Practical baking guides covering ingredient ratios, flour choices, leaveners, sweeteners and reliable substitutions for cakes, cookies and breads.

Out of baking soda? Learn how to use baking powder or yeast to successfully leaven your baked goods…

Need cream of tartar to stabilize egg whites or activate baking soda? Discover how to use lemon juice…

Want to bake bread but have no yeast? Learn how to use baking powder, baking soda, or a…

Need to set a dessert but want a vegetarian alternative? Discover how to use agar-agar, pectin, or cornstarch…

Out of cocoa powder? Learn how to substitute baking chocolate or swap between Dutch-process and natural cocoa in…

Run out of vanilla extract? Learn how to substitute it with maple syrup, almond extract, or bourbon to…

Need breadcrumbs for a coating or meatloaf? Discover the best substitutes including crushed crackers, oats, and cornflakes for…

Run out of brown sugar? Learn how to make your own in seconds using white sugar and molasses,…

Run out of baking powder mid-recipe? Learn the best substitutes using baking soda, cream of tartar, or buttermilk…