6 alternative baking ingredients if you don't have the basics in 🧁
We're running a bit low but that won't stop us!
Last updated 8th Apr 2020
With the Easter weekend coming up, most of us usually use the time off to do a little baking - whether that be nest cakes or Battenberg, or something else entirely! Although this year is a little different to normal, that won't stop most baking enthusiasts from channelling their inner Mary Berry.
However, as we're all social distancing and self-isolating, you may not have everything in your cupboard that you need for the perfect bake - and it's not exactly like we can nip to the shops just for a box of eggs!
Thankfully, Bonne Maman's Moyra Fraser has come up with six alternative ingredients that you can use if you've run out of the basics like self-raising flour or buttermilk - and although they're a little experimental, they're worth a try!
Alternative baking ingredient swaps:
Eggs
'Replace one egg with any of these other ingredients:
3 tbsp mayonnaise
3 tbsp golden flaxseed soaked in 3 tbsp cold water
1 mashed ripe banana with ¼ tsp baking powder.'
Buttermillk
'A mixture of milk and lemon juice works well. Roughly 1 tbsp lemon juice for every 150ml milk, leave to stand for 5 minutes before using.'
Chocolate
'Replace 25g chocolate with 3 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 tbsp softened butter.'
Self-raising flour
'Mix 1tsp baking powder in to 100g plain flour.'
Butter
'Try using pureed cooked apple, mashed banana or pureed prunes. For best results, use an equal volume of the substitute i.e. replace ½ cup butter with ½ cup apple puree etc.'
Smaller bakes
'If you're now baking for a smaller number of people, using a smaller tin and cutting the cooking time accordingly can successfully halve most cake recipes or you could also turn your favourite cake recipe into muffins by using muffin tins and again cutting the cooking time.'
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