BASICS OF COOKING LESSON #10
EQUIVALENTS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
EQUIVALENTS
Equivalents and substitutions are two very different things. Equivalents are measuring amounts of standard ingredients. For instance, in the chart below you will see that one large egg yolk is the equivalent of 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon. If a recipe calls for 1 cup graham crackers crumbs, do you know how many whole graham crackers you should have to crush?
Print these charts out and keep them in your kitchen for easy, instant reference.
| INGREDIENT | EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT |
| 1 large egg yolk | 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon |
| 1 large egg white | 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons |
| 1 large egg | 4 tablespoons |
| 1 pound cheese | 4-1/2 cups grated |
| 3 pounds cooked chicken | 4-1/2 cups chopped |
| 8-10 large egg whites | 1 cup |
| 12-14 large egg yolks | 1 cup |
| 3 medium bananas | 1 cup mashed |
| 1 egg | 1/4 cup egg substitute |
| 28 saltine crackers | 1 cup crumbs |
| 3 slices bread | 1 cup crumbs |
| 1 lemon | 2 to 4 tablespoons juice 1 teaspoon grated rind |
| 1 12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips | 2 cups |
| 1 pound tomatoes | 1-1/2 cups chopped |
| 1 pound fresh spinach | 12 cups fresh 1-1/2 cups cooked |
| 1 pound onions | 3 cups chopped |
| 19 chocolate wafers | 1 cup crumbs |
| 1 pound cherries | 2-1/2 cups, pitted |
| 1-1/2 pounds chicken breasts | 3 cups cooked, chopped |
| 1 large onion | 1 cup chopped |
| 1 medium orange | 6 to 8 tablespoons juice 2 to 3 tablespoons grated rind |
| 22 vanilla wafers | 1 cup crumbs |
| 14 graham crackers | 1 cup crumbs |
| 1 cup uncooked white rice | 3 cups cooked white rice |
| 1 cup uncooked pasta | 2-2/3 cups cooked pasta |
| 1 pound brown sugar | 2-1/4 cups |
| 1 packet active dry yeast | 2-1/4 teaspoons |
| 1 medium apple | 1 cup of slices |
| 1 stick butter | 1/2 cup, 4 ounces, 1/4 pound |
| 1 tablespoon fresh herbs | 1 teaspoon dried herbs |
| 1 pound pitted dates | 2-2/3 cups chopped |
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Linda
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