{"id":2737,"date":"2018-07-29T06:22:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T11:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2018-07-31T08:12:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T13:12:04","slug":"how-to-measure-ingredients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/how-to-measure-ingredients\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Measure Ingredients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s how to measure ingredients\u00a0<\/strong>
\nto avoid weighing down\u00a0your batter
\nand having a dense or crumbling result.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Read the entire recipe completely before doing
\nanything.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Get ALL of your ingredients together
\nand prepped, as well <\/span>as your equipment, before
\nyou take a single step in the <\/span>recipe directions.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Always remove your ingredients\u00a0<\/strong>with a <\/strong><\/span>
\nspatula<\/strong> to include whatever clings to the<\/span>
\nwalls of cup or bowl.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n

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The Measurements
\n<\/strong>Are the cups you use american? Because<\/span>
\ncup and metric\u00a0cup are different even if you<\/span>
\nuse level and spoon methods.<\/span>
\nFor e.g is a cup of flour equivalent to 140g?<\/span>
\nCup of white sugar 200g? Cup of apple<\/span>
\nsauce or oil 250ml?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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How to measure:
\nFlours, cocoa powder,\u00a0oats
\nLeaveners
\n<\/strong>Sugars
\nLiquids: Milk, oil, juice, honey, syrup
\nSalt and spices
\n<\/strong>Tub-style butter, margarine, <\/strong>and shortening<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


\nFlours. All-purpose, whole wheat, gluten-free,
\ncocoa <\/span><\/strong>powder, and even oats<\/strong> are all the same.
\nLightly spoon them <\/span>into the measuring cup (I like
\nto shake my hand back and\u00a0<\/span>forth a little, like you\u2019d
\ndo with a hair drier) until the <\/span>measuring cup is
\noverflowing, then drag the flat backside of <\/span>a knife
\nacross the top to level it off.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Do NOT scoop the flours, cocoa powder, or oats
\ndirectly out<\/strong> <\/span>of the container with the measuring cup
\nor pack them in. <\/span>This results in 1.5 times more than
\nis required in a recipe, <\/span>which dries out your baked
\ngoods and turns them crumbly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Leaveners.<\/strong> With baking powder and baking soda,
\nlightly <\/span>fluff the leavener with a measuring spoon
\nbefore scooping it <\/span>out and leveling with a knife.
\nSome containers have a flat <\/span>edge built in\u2014that
\nworks too!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sugars.<\/strong> For white sugar, use the same spoon-and-level <\/span>
\ntechnique described for flours. With brown sugar, lightly <\/span>
\npack it into the measuring cup using a fork or spoon until <\/span>
\nthe cup is completely filled and level (unless the recipe <\/span>
\nstates otherwise). When you invert the measuring cup, the <\/span>
\nbrown sugar should be packed tightly enough to hold its <\/span>
\nshape.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Salt and spices.<\/strong> Treat them like the leaveners:
\nfluff, scoop, and\u00a0<\/span>level.
\n<\/span>
\nButter and margarine.<\/strong> Most stick-style butters
\nand <\/span>margarines are wrapped in a label with
\ntablespoons <\/span>marked on the side.<\/span><\/p>\n

Count out how much you need, and cut through
\nthe stick <\/span>with a sharp knife. You should avoid
\nusing a butter knife <\/span>because the blade is duller
\nand you won\u2019t carve off as <\/span>accurate of an amount.<\/span><\/p>\n

With tub-style butter, margarine, <\/strong>and
\nshortening,<\/strong> press the necessary quantity into
\na <\/span>measuring spoon or cup, and level with a knife.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove your ingredients<\/strong> with a <\/strong><\/span>
\nspatula<\/strong> to include whatever clings to the<\/span>
\nwalls of cup or bowl<\/span><\/p>\n

Liquids. Milk, oil, juice, honey, syrup,
\nand extracts<\/strong> are a little tricky. Place the<\/span>
\nmeasuring cup on the counter, pour in<\/span>
\nthe liquid, and get down at eye level.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The liquid<\/strong> at the edges tends to stick to the sides of the <\/span>
\ncup, while the liquid in the center sinks down a touch. (In <\/span>
\nscience-speak, it\u2019s called a meniscus!) You want to make <\/span>
\nsure the center of the liquid is even with the rim of the cup <\/span>
\nfor the most accurate measurement.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also use a clear measuring cup and the markings <\/span>
\non its side instead. For teaspoons and tablespoons, fill <\/span>
\nthem to the brim but not overflowing or bulging out the top. <\/span>
\nAnd be careful when pouring the liquids into the mixing <\/span>
\nbowl!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to<\/strong>: The Basics of Baking — tips to turn you
\ninto a pro! by <\/span>Foods for the Soul {foodsforthesoul.net}<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s how to measure ingredients\u00a0 to avoid weighing down\u00a0your batter and having a dense or crumbling result.Read the entire recipe completely before doing anything.\u00a0\u00a0Get ALL of your ingredients together and prepped, as well as your equipment, before you take a single step in the recipe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,233,232,18,19,17,123],"tags":[280,281,144],"class_list":["post-2737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-breads-rolls-2","category-breads-rolls","category-cakes","category-cookies","category-desserts","category-tips","tag-how-to-meaure-flour","tag-how-to-meaure-ingredients","tag-recipe"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2737"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2790,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2737\/revisions\/2790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmcutlery.com\/wiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}