EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTIONS

No one wants to run to the market for just one ingredient. Below is a list of ingredients commonly called for in recipes and the items you are likely to have on hand that will work as substitutions.

ingredient assumptions we make in our recipes

Unless a recipe in this book specifically states otherwise, you should assume the following ingredients rules are being observed.

Flour

Unbleached, all-purpose

Sugar

Granulated

Salt

Table

Kosher salt

Diamond Crystal (see Emergency Substitutions chart, Table Salt, if using Morton)

Pepper

Freshly ground black

Spices

Ground

Herbs

Fresh

Butter

Unsalted

Eggs

Large

Dairy

Whole milk, or full-fat (although low-fat will generally work; skim won’t)