10 ingredient swaps you can make in a bind

9/10 Previous Next

Baking powders

• If you have baking soda instead of baking powder, don't panic, you can still use it! Use a spoonful of baking soda for one packet of baking powder, and don't add your usual pinch of salt—baking soda is already lightly salted.

• As for baker's yeast, there's a bit of uncertainty about instant yeast and fresh yeast and whether one is better than the other. Instant yeast, having been drained of all moisture, is a lot lighter, but if you don't have fresh, go ahead and replace it with instant because the taste is the same. The only real difference is that fresh yeast is more delicate and doesn't last very long. Also, remember to always measure the yeast in terms of the amount of flour. For example: 0.75 ounce of fresh yeast is equivalent to 0.25 ounce instant yeast for just over a pound of flour.