How to Find Ingredient Substitutes With AI Quiz

Answers and explanations appear as you take the quiz.

1. Why does the guide recommend telling the AI what job a missing ingredient does in the recipe?
   • The AI refuses to answer without it
   • So the AI suggests a swap that does the same job, not just one with a similar flavor
   • It makes the AI write shorter answers
   • It lets the AI look up the original recipe author
2. What is the guide's buttermilk substitute?
   • 1 cup water plus 1 tablespoon butter
   • 1 cup milk plus 1 teaspoon baking soda
   • 1 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar, rested 5 to 10 minutes
   • 1 cup cream plus 1 tablespoon sugar
3. Why can't baking soda and baking powder be swapped one for one?
   • Baking soda is roughly three to four times stronger and needs an acid to react
   • Baking powder only works in bread
   • They are the same chemical in different packaging
   • Baking soda only works when frozen
4. In which recipe does the guide say a flax egg would fail?
   • Banana muffins
   • Pancakes
   • Oatmeal cookies
   • Angel food cake
5. If buttermilk is replaced with plain milk and nothing else changes, what can happen to a batter leavened with baking soda?
   • It rises more than before
   • It may rise less and taste soapy or metallic from unreacted soda
   • It turns bright green
   • Nothing changes, because milk and buttermilk are chemically identical
6. Why does swapping oil for butter change cookie texture?
   • Oil contains more water than butter
   • Butter is 100 percent fat and oil is not
   • Butter is at least 80 percent fat with water making up most of the rest, while oil is essentially all fat
   • Oil contains leaveners
7. What does the guide say about AI substitutions when someone has a food allergy?
   • An AI suggestion is not a safety guarantee, so check labels and consider cross-contact
   • AI suggestions are always allergy-safe
   • Allergies don't matter in baked goods because heat removes allergens
   • Only swap ingredients that start with the same letter
8. You need 1 teaspoon of baking powder and have none. What does the guide suggest?
   • 1 teaspoon baking soda
   • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
   • 1/2 teaspoon yeast
   • 1 teaspoon cornstarch plus 1 teaspoon salt