Common Cooking and Baking Food Equivalents

Apples
1 medium apple = about 3/4 to 1 cup chopped
2 medium apples = about 1-1/2 cups
1 large apple = about 1 cup chopped
2 large apples = about 2-1/4 cups chopped
Bananas
1 pound = 3 medium= 1-1/3 cups mashed
Berries
1 pint = 1-3/4 cups
Lemon Juice
1 medium lemon = 2-3 Tablespoons juice
5-8 medium lemons = 1 cup
Lemon Rind
1 medium lemon = 1 Tablespoon grated rind
Orange Juice
1 medium orange = 2-3 Tablespoons juice
3-4 medium oranges = 1 cup juice
Orange Rind
1 orange = 2 Tablespoons grated rind
Raisins
1 pound = 3 cups,loosely packed 
Garlic
1 small clove garlic = 1/2 to 1 teaspoon minced
1 medium-size clove garlic = 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons minced
1 large clove garlic = 2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons minced
Onions
8 green onions sliced= 1 cup
4 green onions sliced = 1/2 cup
1 medium onion = 1/2 cup chopped
1 large onion = 3/4 to 1 cup chopped
Tomatoes
1 pound = 3 medium
4 cups = about 100 grape tomatoes, or about 15 grape tomatoes per 1/2 cup 
Eggs
1 egg = 4 Tablespoons liquid
4-5 whole eggs = 1 cup
7-9 whites = 1 cup
12-14 yolks = 1 cup
6 eggs to a quart of milk = Perfect baked custard
Egg Whites
8-10 large egg whites = 1 cup
12-14 large egg yolks = 1 cup
Cheese
1/4 pound (4 ounces) = 1 cup shredded
1 pound shredded cheese = 4 cups
4 ounces crumbled Bleu cheese = 1 cup
1 pound American Cheese = 2-2/3 cup cubed
Cream Cheese
3 ounces = 6 Tablespoons
Cream, Heavy or whipping
1 cup = 2 cups whipped cream
Milk, Evaporated
6 ounce can = 2/3 cup
14 ounce can = 1 2/3 cup
Sour milk or Buttermilk
Don't have any buttermilk in the house? Try powdered buttermilk.
4 Tablespoons Powdered Buttermilk plus 1 cup of water = 1 cup buttermilk.
Or another alternative is to mix 1 cup sweet milk with one of the following:
1 Tablespoon vinegar or
1 Tablespoon lemon juice or
1-3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
Baking Powder
1 cup = 5 1/2 ounces
Corn Starch
1 pound = 3 cups 
Flour
Did you realize that flour can have different weights due to many factors? Humidity, climate, temperature and many other things affect the moisture level of flour. After all, it absorbs everything in its surroundings. To accurately measure flour, you really need a kitchen scale to have an good measurement by weight. A one cup measure may weigh anywhere from 4 ounces to 4-3/4 ounces. That can make quite a difference in your baking.  Below are the average food equivalents for flour: 1 pound all-purpose = 3-1/2 to 4 cups
1 pound cake flour = 4 to 4 1/2 cups
1 pound graham flour = 3 1/2 cups
1 pound corn meal = 3 cups
Sugar
1 pound brown sugar = 2-1/2 cups
1 pound cube sugar = 96-160 cubes
1 pound granulated sugar = 2 cups
1 pound powdered sugar = 3-1/2 cups
Vegetable shortening, Margarine, or Butter
1 stick = 1/2 cup
1 pound = 2 cups
Chocolate
1 ounce = 1 square
1 pound cocoa = 4 cups ground
Chocolate Chips
6 ounce package = 1 cup

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