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Swap it.

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Dairy8 options
Out of Butter
Use Stick margarine
1 cup per cupTweak it
Eggs9 options
Out of Eggs
Use Flax egg
1 tbsp flax + 3 tbsp water per eggTweak it
Dairy5 options
Out of Buttermilk
Use Milk + lemon juice or vinegar
1 cup milk + 1 tbsp acid per 1 cupTweak it
Dairy4 options
Out of Heavy cream
Use Half and half + butter
¾ cup half-and-half + ¼ cup melted butter per 1 cupTweak it
Baking5 options
Out of Baking powder
Use Baking soda + vinegar or lemon juice
¼ tsp baking soda + 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice per 1 tspTweak it
Baking7 options
Out of Cornstarch
Use All-purpose flour
2 tbsp per 1 tbspTweak it

Top of every card, big enough to read from the stove.

Creaming butter and melting butter are different jobs. The card asks, then answers.

WorksTweak itYou'll taste it— never “perfect”.

No life story. No ads between you and the pan. No “perfect” swap, because there isn’t one — just what to use, how much, and what changes.

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