If you’re anything like the OneTable Team, you spend the week before each Shabbat dinner scouring the Internet (oh hey, Bon Appetit) for the perfect recipes to make your guests.

And if you’re anything like the OneTable Team, you might be having a hard time finding the ingredients you need to make the perfect meal right now, but you *can* cook with what you have!

Here are some key swaps you need whether you’re making challah, matzo ball soup, chocolate chip cookies or anything else.

DON’T HAVE?

Bread flour

TRY:

All-purpose flour

Breadcrumbs

Crushed pretzels or chips, crushed matzo

Sugar

Honey, Agave

Yeast

– Sourdough starter (make your own, here)

– This yeast-less @mandyliciouschallah challah recipe

Baking Powder

– Sour Milk (To substitute for 1 teaspoon baking powder, combine 1/2 cup sour milk and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Reduce the other liquids in the recipe by 1/2 cup to maintain the desired consistency. You can also make sour milk by adding 1 tablespoon lemon juice to 1 cup milk and letting it sit for 2 minutes.)

– Lemon juice or white wine vinegar (Use 1 teaspoon lemon juice or white vinegar plus a ¼ teaspoon baking soda to make 1 teaspoon of baking powder)

Baking Soda

Baking powder (Use 3x amount; 1 teaspoon baking soda, use 3 teaspoons baking powder)

Eggs

Applesauce, ½ banana, or chia seeds + water

Butter

Coconut oil

Schmaltz

Neutral oil (canola or vegetable)

Labne

Plain greek yogurt

Buttermilk

1 cup milk of your choice + 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar

Milk

Yogurt

Onions

Shallots, leeks

Lemon

White wine vinegar

Dates

Figs, raisins

Jam

Frozen berries + chia seeds