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Recipe and Measuring Basics
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Recipe Basics
Recipe: set of directions for making food or beverage.
Success with a recipe: Cook’s skill Well written
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Components of a Recipe
Ingredients: listed in the order they are used
Yield: number of servings or amount the recipe makes
Temperature, time, and equipment Ex pan size and type, oven
temperature, and cooking time
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Continued
Step by step instructions clear and easy to follow
Nutrition information new recipe books and websites more conscious of what we are eating
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Recipe Formats
Standard: list the ingredients first step by step directions for assembly
Less common: combine the ingredient followed by
the assembly, and so on
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Examples Standard 1c butter ½ sugar 1 c flour 1 c choc chips
Cream butter and sugar together. Add in flour, mix well. Stir in choc chips.
Other Cream 1c butter and ½ sugar together. Add 1 c flour and mix well. Stir in 1 c choc chips.
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Where can you find recipes?
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Is the recipe accurate?
Analyze it: Are basic ingredients missing? Are descriptions of ingredients clear? Is a direction included for each
ingredient? Do you have all the information
needed to prepare the recipe?
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Measuring
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Units of Measurement
Volume- amount of space it takes up Most ingredients Ex: ¼ c
Weight Ex: 1 lb chicken Ex: 8 oz package chocolate chips
Number of items Ex: 2 eggs
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Customary Units Volume
Teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, fluid ounce, pint, quart, gallon
Weight Ounce, pound
Temperature Degrees Fahrenheit
Length inches
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Customary Unit Abbreviations:
Volume Teaspoon __________ Tablespoon __________ Cup __________ Fluid Ounce __________ Pint __________ Quart __________ Gallon __________
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Customary Unit Abbreviations:
Weight, Temperature, Length
Ounce ______ Pound ______ Degrees Fahrenheit ______ Inches ______
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Equipment for Measuring
Liquid measuring cups Dry measuring cups Measuring spoons Spoon Straight edge spatula
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Equipment for Measuring
Dry measuring cups sets of several sizes
Liquid measuring cups Transparent, have measurement
markings on the side Measuring spoons
come in sets of 4 or 5
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Measuring Liquids
Set cup on level surface Pour liquid into measuring cup Bend down, check measurement at eye level for an accurate reading
Add more or pour off excess Pour into mixing container
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Measuring Dry Ingredients
Fill cup with ingredient, using the spoon method
Level off the top of the cup using a straight edge spatula
Pour into mixing container
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Measuring Small Amounts
Use measuring spoons for amounts smaller than ¼ c
Level off dry ingredients “Heaping” teaspoon- do not level Dash or pinch- amount that will fit
between your thumb and finger
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Measuring Sifted Ingredients
Mainly flour 1c sifted flour 1c flour, sifted
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Measuring Fats
Butter or shortening can be measured in several ways
Stick method: ¼ pound sticks, markings on wrapper
Dry measuring cup method: Pack fat down into cup, level off,
empty as much as possible