Measuring Techniques/6 Parts of a Well Written Recipe

Measuring dry ingredients

1) First get dry measuring cups and spoons. 2)Then, for ingredients like flour or sugar, scoop and level off. Or, for brown sugar, scoop and pack. 3) Sometimes recipes ask for weighing the ingredients. To do this, use a scale, put on a bowl, zero it out, and weigh. This is more precise

Measuring liquid ingredients

1) First, get measuring spoon and/or liquid measuring cup. 2) Then, pour in ingredient and check that the amount it correct at eye level. 3) For sticky ingredients, spray the spoon before pouring on ingredient, which makes it much easier.

Temperature

How high you need to heat your food

Ingredients

Listed in the exact amount as needed

Title

Name of food item

Time

The cooking times

Yield

The number and size of servings the recipe will make

Directions

The recipe should have __________ for how to prepare it