Handy substitutions for Milk, Cheese, and Buttermilk

[weaktwos]

When I need to use a recipe that requires milk, and all I have or want to use is soy:

Use to Replace Milk

* soy milk
* nut milk (made from almonds)
* rice milk (sweeter than soy milk) in baked goods, curries, and lighter cream soups and sauces
* oat milk or mixed-grain milk in baked goods, curries, and lighter cream soups and sauces

Use to Replace Buttermilk

* 1 cup plain non-dairy milk (soy, nut, rice, oat, or mixed grain milk) + 2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar
* 1/4 cup silken tofu + 3/4 cup water + 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + pinch of salt (blended together)

Use to Replace Cheese

* soy cheese
* soft tofu + a dash of lemon juice instead of cottage or ricotta cheese in dips, sauces, smoothies, and pies
* smoked tofu instead of provolone and mozzarella
* oil-cured black olives instead of Parmesan or Romano cheese
* nutritional yeast flakes

Use to Replace Butter (in recipes)

* soy margarine
* 7/8 cup canola or corn oil = 1 cup butter

Acquired from here.

Comments

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

The Food Thesaurus is good for that kind of thing, too.

[torsoheap.livejournal.com]

I've found that soy milk doesn't work well in most of my recipes because it's too thin.