Substitution Guide

Baking on a Budget: 12 Affordable Substitutes for Expensive Baking Ingredients

I nearly abandoned my weekend baking plans last month when I realized butter had somehow climbed to $7 a pound. Standing in the grocery aisle, staring at the price tag, I had a moment of clarity: either I needed to find more affordable alternatives or give up my baking hobby altogether. Spoiler alert: I didn't give up baking. Instead, I dove into experimenting with substitutions that wouldn't break the bank. Some failed spectacularly (let's never speak of the black bean brownies incident), but

BY MALIK