Measurements & Recipes

Measurements & Recipes

1. Reading Recipes

   • Top of recipe usually has the name, overn temperature & quantity
   • The middle shows the things you will need
   • The bottom shows the directions or blueprint of the recipe
   • Need to know abbreviations for recipe

2. More Measuring Tips

   • Give a tap before swipping on cups of dry ingrediants so there aren't air pockets
   • take a spoon and lighten flour & other dry ingredients before filling cup
   • Anything you can level off is used in measuring cups
   • Keep a piece of bread with brown sugar to keep it soft
   • when using a sticky ingredient in liquid cup use pam & it will slide out easily
   • pack brown sugar in a cup with force

3. Intro to Measuring

   • Liquid in meausing pitchers
   • Measuring spoons: tablespoon, teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon & 1/4 teaspoon
     • 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon
   • Measuring cups for dry & solid ingredients. Comes in 1 Cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup.
   • 4 tablespoons in 1/4 cup
   • 4 quarts in a gallon, 2 pints in a quart, 2 cups in a pint
   • T or Tbsp = tablespoon
   • t or tsp = teaspoon
   • c = cup
   • qt = quart
   • oz = ounce
   • gL = gallon