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Kitchen tips

Measuring

10/4/2020

 
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Liquid Ingredients:
  • To correctly measure, put the cup on a sturdy, level surface.  Don't hold it up in the air!
  • If the recipe calls for 1/8 cup, you can just use 2 tablespoons instead.
  • For honey or syrup, lightly grease the measuring cup, making it easy to remove the ingredient and get a more accurate measurement.  
Solid Ingredients:
  • 1 stick of butter = 1/2 cup = 1/4 pound  (1 stick - 8 tablespoons)
  • Whipped butter or margarine or is not an equal substitute.
Dry Ingredients:
  • Powdered (confectioner's) sugar and cake flour are light and pack down easily, making for difficulty measuring.  Sift them first into a bowl, then measure.
  • Same as liquids:  1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons.
  • Liquid measuring cups don't work so well with dry ingredients.
  • Pack down brown sugar into your measuring cup or spoon.
  • For breadcrumbs, oats, cornmeal - pour into the measuring cup, then tap lightly and level off with a knife or spoon.

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