If you run out of basic ingredients for some of your recipes during lockdown, here are some easy replacement ingredients that you could use instead. Courtesy of Food 24.

BAKING POWDER

5ml baking powder = 2.5ml cream of tartar + 1.5ml bicarbonate of soda

20ml baking powder = 10ml cream of tartar + 5ml bicarbonate of soda

CREAM OF TARTAR

5ml cream of tartar = 15ml lemon juice or white vinegar

SELF-RAISING FLOUR

250ml self-raising flour = 240ml cake flour + 5ml baking powder + 2ml salt OR 250ml cake flour + 7ml baking powder OR sift 5 cups cake flour + 4t cream of tartar + 2t bicarbonate of soda together four times

SUGAR

250ml sugar = 200ml golden syrup or honey

LEMON JUICE

5ml lemon juice = 2ml white vinegar

CREAM

250ml thin cream = 250ml evaporated milk

250ml thick cream = 170ml buttermilk + 80ml sunflower oil

SOUR CREAM

250ml sour cream = 250ml milk + 20ml lemon juice OR 250ml milk + 15ml white vinegar

YOGHURT

250ml yoghurt = 250ml sour milk OR 250ml buttermilk

MILK

250ml milk = 75ml powder milk + 250ml water

BUTTERMILK

250ml buttermilk = Mix 250ml milk + 25ml cream of tartar OR 250ml milk + 15ml white vinegar/lemon juice OR ¾ cup yoghurt + ¼ cup milk

OIL

220ml sunflower (vegetable) oil = 230g butter (Be careful with milk, for some recipes, like cookies, you can’t always swap butter for oil)

EGGS

1 egg = 30ml water + 3ml baking powder

CHOCOLATE

30g unsweetened chocolate = 50–60ml cocoa powder + 10ml butter

Happy baking and stay safe.