Scale Ingredients for Baking
Successful baking depends, to some extent, on accurate scaling or measuring of ingredients. Knowing and using proper tools is the key to this task.
Steps
- Fluff flour first with a spoon.
- Spoon flour into an appropriate measuring cup.
- Level flour by sweeping a straight blade object across the top of cup.
- Pack brown sugar into a dry measuring cup.
- Use either dipping method or flour measuring method to scale granulated white sugar.
- Use dry measuring cups to measure dry or liquid ingredients.
- Do not use fluid measuring cups to measure dry ingredients.
Tips
- If use a dry measuring cup to measure honey, syrup or molasses, coat it first with vegetable oil to prevent sticking.
Warnings
- Do not let brown sugar stand uncovered for a long period of time because a crust will form on the surface
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References
- http://www.cookies-in-motion.com/Baking-Cookies.html presents additional useful tips on how to accurately measure ingredients for baking cookies.
