The standardized measure of a cup is relatively new. It was standardized by Fannie Farmer the Director of the Boston Cooking School in 1896, and first appeared in her book “The Boston Cooking School Cookbook”. Prior to this it was common for recipes to use terms like a “handful of flou...
*Wondering how much is one cup sifted flour? There are about 4 cups of sifted flour in one pound. Keep in mind that thisconversion of pounds to cupsis approximate. When baking, weigh large amounts of dry ingredients with a kitchen scale for the best results. ...
Nevertheless, using parts in recipes and understanding how much is a part has its uses. Let’s check ‘em out! What Does One Part Mean? One part means one equal part. One part is not an exact measurement. It’s a relative measurement. That means one part changes relative to each recip...
Many recipes will call for "1 cup of cubed sweet potatoes" or "1 cup of sliced sweet potatoes" or even "1 cup of mashed sweet potatoes" but it is not always easy to determine actually how many sweet potatoes are in a cup. In order to help make cooking easier we did some experiments...
These are usually glass and come with a spout for easing pouring. Once placed on a level surface, it’s easy to see at eye level how much volume the cup is holding and when you’ve reached the correct line. MEASURING CUPS FOR DRY INGREDIENTS(flour, sugar, oats) ...
1/2 ounce of lime juice in 1/2 a lime 1 ounce of lime juice in a lime 2 ounces of lime juice in 2 limesHow many limes for 1/2 cup juiceSome recipes may take you the other direction, where you need to know how much juice to use instead of fresh limes.1/2 limes for 1 table...
To figure outhow much is 150 mL in cups, you can use a simple conversion formula for general conversions. We know: 1 US cup = 236.6 milliliters Therefore, here is our conversion ratio for cups to milliliters: (X cups)*236.6 = Y milliliters ...
Same here. Though many recipe conversions are easy to mess around with, certain ingredients require precise measurements. Knowing quick conversions can make the cooking process that much easier and the result that much more successful! Today, we’re breaking down how many ounces there are in a ...
You might be surprised to know that there is no one-to-one measurement of how much sugar is in a simple syrup. Some recipes yield a teaspoon of sugar per tablespoon of syrup, others suggest a tablespoon of syrup for each teaspoon of sugar, and many recipes call for two tablespoons of...
Dosa recipes vary across households and regions of South India. They can be made with varying proportions of rice and lentils, which decide the texture and flavor of your dosai. I share 4 recipes in this post which I use often for my family meals. If you ask me why 4 recipes and not...