Subs For Ingredients

[cat lover]

1 tbsp cornstarch (for thickening)...2 tbsp flour

1 cup sifted cake flour... 1 cup minus 2 tbsp sifted all purpose flour

1 cup sour milk..1 cup sweet milk into which 1 tbsp vinegar OR lemon juice has been stirred

1 square chocolate (1 oz)...3 OR 4 tbsp cocoa plus 1/2 tbsp fat

1 cup molasses...1 cup honey

1 pkg. active dry yeast...1 cake compressed yeast

1 tbsp instant minced onion, dehydrated...1 small fresh onion

1 tbsp prepared mustard... 1 tsp dry mustard

[cat lover]

Combine 1 cup heavy cream with 3 tbsp buttermilk; cover and let stand at room temperature 12 hours. I if using ultra pasteurized cream, let stand 24 hours. Refrigerate up to 1 week!

[cat lover]

Coconut Cream is high in saturated fat and fattening, so for people that are watching their cholesterol here is a substitute:

Just use coconut flavoring from the spice section in the grocery. It onl;y takes usually 1- 2 tsp of the flavoring per recipe; you only want to get the "flavor" of the coconut

[cat lover]

Use an equal amount of peeled, seeded cucumber

[cat lover]

Use an equal amount of peanut butter!

[cat lover]

If you need 2 cups tomato sauce you may substitute 3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water

[cat lover]

For 1 cup uncooked Arborio Rice you can use 1 cup uncooked short grain white rice, regualr long grain rice or brown rice

[Bilby]

Did you know that you can substitute 1/3 of your flour in biscuit/cookie recipes with custard powder to give your biscuits a nice shortbread type texture (also gives biscuit a slight yellow tinge.)

I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing!

[cat lover]

Originally Posted by Bilby

Did you know that you can substitute 1/3 of your flour in biscuit/cookie recipes with custard powder to give your biscuits a nice shortbread type texture (also gives biscuit a slight yellow tinge.)

Are you talking about Bird's Custard Powder? I wasn't sure exactly what custard powder was so did a search and that is what I came up with ~~Bird's Custard Powder from the UK. By what I've read is does make custard so is that what you repleae 1/3 cup flour with in biscuits? I may have to try and get some in an international grocery or maybe send off for some and try it.

[Bilby]

Remember our biscuits are your cookies.
How do you make your custard? What is your recipe?
I don't know the brand Birds, we have White Wings.
To make custard you use 2 tabs powder 1 1/2 tabs sugar and 600ml (pint) milk.
Mix small amount of powder and sugar with portion of 600ml milk to make a paste. Gradually mix in the rest of the milk. In micro in bursts of 1 minute cook custard, stir, 1 minute, stir, 1 minute until has formed bubbles and cooked. Stir in more milk if you want a thinner consistancy. OR simmer gently over heat on the stove stirring constantly.

[cat lover]

Duh! I forgot that! LOL I have two different recipes for custard, one is soft custard and the other is a baked custard. I don't make them much any longer because DH can't have egg yolks. But here are my recipes.
Plain Baked Custard
2 cups scalded milk, 3 eggs, 4 tbsp sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla Scald the milk. Mix sugar, eggs, salt, and flavoring and combine with scalded milk. Pour into custard cups or a baking dish set in a pan of water and poach in a slow oven (300 degrees F) till firm. A knife blade inserted into the center of the custard will come out clean.

Plain Soft Custard
2 cups milk, 2 whole eggs, 1/8 tsp salt, 4 tbsp sugar,
1/8 tsp vanilla Scald the milk in the top of a double boiler. Beat together slightly the eggs, sugar and salt. Ad the hot milk to the egg mixtuire, mix thoroughly and return to the top of the double boiler. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly till the egg coats the spoon. Add vanilla.

Enjoy!

[Bilby]

Ok they are the recipes we have also but not boiled runny custard for over fruit and apple pies etc.

We like baked custard ( I also like it with some cooked rice in it, or bread spread with jam, also with fruit bread) and cooked.
Your plain soft custard would be our egg custard but using the powder negates the eggs and the gentler touch, no double boiler.
So all in all we are really the same just a different recipe and name LOL

[cat lover]

We had some friends from England that always talked of their custard for over fruit pies, but I never saw her make it. She said back home in England she always used a mix, but couldn't get it here. I think my plain soft custard would e about the same; maybe! LOL

[cat lover]

Need allspice for a recipe and don't have any? Here is a sub you can make with some ingredients you probably do have on hand:



Nutmeg
Cinnamon
Cloves

Mix together equal parts nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Store in an airtight container.