Shabbat Swaps: Best Hacks When You’re Missing Ingredients
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