Measuring Techniques How to Measure Accurately Mrs. Shelton

Measuring Techniques

How to Measure Accurately

Mrs. Shelton

Mise en Place

Assemble Equipment Assemble Ingredients

Wash Hands

Wash hands for at least 20 Seconds

2 types of measurements

• Liquid • Dry

Flour should NEVER be packed, but should be SPOONED into the measuring Cup

Brown Sugar and Shortening Should be packed into the measuring Cup

Measuring Oil, Milk, and Water

• Liquid measuring cup

Measuring Butter or Margarine

• Cut along lines on side of package

Crack Eggs into A Bowl

You won’t get shells in Mixing Bowl

If Egg is bad, you can throw it away without wasting ingredients.

Standard Measuring Cup

1 Cup: ½ Cup: 1/3 Cup: ¼ Cup

Measuring Spoons

• When Measuring 1/8 Cup or less• 1 Tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, ¼

teaspoon

When measuring liquidlike oil, milk and water

Place the cup on a Level or Flat surface and read the measurement at EYE level

Never Measure Ingredients Over the Mixing Bowl

Powdered Sugar

• To get lumps out of Powdered Sugar SIFT IT

Softening Brown Sugar

Place Bread or Apple slice in the bag, or microwave for a short time.

When Cutting Recipe in Half or Doubling

• Same

• Cooking Temperature

• Change or Different

• Amount of Ingredients• Length of Cooking Time• Size of pan

When Using Glass Baking Pans

Reduce the Oven Temperature 25 Degrees.