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2. Measuring Ingredients: Introduction

To produce quality cooked and baked products, it is
important to measure the ingredients accurately.

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3. Measuring Ingredients: Equipment

Choosing the correct measuring equipment
is the first step in making accurate
measurements.

The choice of which type of measurement equipment to use depends
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Dry ingredients, such as sugar and flour, are
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5. Measuring Ingredients: Equipment

Dry measure measuring cups are designed to allow the cook to fill the cup

to overflowing then level the ingredient off with a straight-edged utensil.
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6. Measuring Ingredients: Equipment

Liquids are measured in transparent glass
or translucent plastic measuring cups.

7. Measuring Ingredients: Equipment

Liquid measuring cups have a spout for pouring and have space
between the top most measure and the rim of the cup so that liquids
are not spilled while being transferred from cup to mix bowl.

8. Measuring Ingredients: Equipment

Small amounts of ingredients are measured
… using plastic or metal measuring spoons.

9. Measuring Ingredients: Equipment

Metric in
the Kitchen

Measuring equipment may provide Metric
measures, Imperial measures, or both.

10. Measuring Ingredients
Bow to Measure Dry Ingredients

11. How to Measure Dry Ingredients

Flour

Because flour may settle and pack during shipping and
storage, stir the flour in its container before you measure.

If the recipe calls for sifted flour, spoon the stirred flour
into the sifter, sift the flour and then measure it.

12. How to Measure Dry Ingredients
Flour

Spoon the flour into the dry measure cup, filling to overflowing.

Level the flour off by dragging a straight edged utensil across the top
of the measuring cup.

13. How to Measure Dry Ingredients
Granulated Sugar

Granulated (white) sugar does not pack, so
no stirring is required before measuring

Measure granulated sugar is using the
same method as is used for measuring flour.

14. How to Measure Dry Ingredients
Brown Sugar

Brown sugar should be firmly packed
into the dry measure measuring cup.

You will know if you have packed the sugar
into the cup properly if the sugar holds its
shape when dumped from the measuring cup.

15. How to Measure Dry Ingredients

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When small amounts of a dry ingredient, such as flour, sugar,
and baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices, are to be
neasured meas poons are used.

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Overfill the measuring spoon and level off the dry
Ingredient with a straight edged utensil.

16. How to Measure Liquid
Ingredients

17. How to Measure Liquid Ingredients

Measuring cups for liquid ingredients must be placed on a

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18. How to Measure Liquid Ingredients

Once the measuring cup is on a level surface
add the liquid you wish to measure.

Read the level of the li

aid by bending down so that the
measuring cup is at eye level. Read the liquid level at the
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Small amounts of liquid ingredient may be
measured using measuring spoons.

20. How to Measure Fats

Oil

Oil is measured using the method for measuring liquid ingredients.

21. How to Measure Fats

Solid Fats

Solid fats include butter, margarine, lard and shortening.

Several methods of measurement may be used for solid fats, depending
upon what kind of fat you will be measuring, and how much fat you need to

measure,

22. How to Measure Fats

Soft Solid Fats

Soft fats, such as spreadable margarine, or softened butter,
can be carefully pressed into a dry measure (avoid trapping air bubbles)
and level off with a straight edged utensil.

23. How to Measure Fats

Firm Solid Fats

Firm fats, such as lard, shortening, cold butter and
baking margarine, may be cut from the block, if the

package provides measurements for doing so.