1. How to Measure Accurately
Measuring Techniques
How to Measure Accurately

2. Wash Hands
Wash hands for at least 20 Seconds

3. Assemble and Gather ingredients

4. Liquid Measuring Cup
Looks like a small glass pitcher

5. Measurement by cup type
Liquid
Dry

6. When measuring liquid Place the cup on a Level or Flat surface and
read the measurement at EYE level

7. Brown Sugar and Shortening Should be packed into the measuring Cup

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

9. Sifted Flour
Many recipes allow you to remove TWO tablespoons of Flour instead of sifting.
To sift flour Sift first, then meaure.

10. Powdered Sugar
To get lumps out of Powdered Sugar SIFT IT

11. Measuring Shortening by Liquid Displacement

12. Softening Brown Sugar
Place Bread or Apple slice in the bag, or microwave for a short time.

13. One Stick or Butter Equals
= ½ Cup

14. 4 Sticks of Butter Equals
= 1 pound

15. 16 Tablespoons is One Cup =

16. Use Measuring Spoons When
When Measuring less than 1/4 Cup

17. Use Most Efficient piece of Equipment
Use ¼ Cup instead of 4 Tablespoons.
To measure 1/8 Cup use 2 Tablespoons.

18. Measure ¾ Cup
¼ Cup + ½ Cup = 3/4 Cup

19. Never Measure Ingredients Over the Mixing Bowl

20. 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.

21. When Cutting Recipe in Half or Doubling
Same
Cooking Temperature
Change or Different
Amount of Ingredients
Length of Cooking Time
Size of pan

22. When Using Glass Baking Pans
Reduce the Oven Temperature 25 Degrees.