Understanding Recipes
 What is a recipe?
 Set of directions for using ingredients, procedures
and cooking instructions for a certain dish
 instructions must be clear and easy to follow
 following instructions and measuring ingredients
accurately result in a consistent product every
time it is prepared
Understanding Recipes
 The 5 Components of A Recipe:
 Name --- name of the recipe
 Ingredients --- quantity/type of “stuff” in a recipe
 Yield --- how many servings or portions recipe will make
 Directions --- how to prepare the food item
 Temperature/Time --- correct oven temperatures and
cooking times
Understanding Recipes
 6 Things to remember!
 Proof read your recipe
 Preheat oven
 Gather utensils
 Gather ingredients
 Measure/weigh accurately
 Follow directions in order
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 Short Forms
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Tablespoon
=
T or Tbsp
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Teaspoon
=
t or tsp
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Cup
=
C
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Ounces
=
oz
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Litres
=
L
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Millilitres
=
ml
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Pounds
=
lbs
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Gram
=
g
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Kilogram
=
kg
Understanding Recipes
 What are some benefits of using a recipe?
 Consistency in quality and quantity every time
 Control of portion size and cost
 Eliminate food waste
 Increased efficiency because of clear, concise
instructions
Understanding Recipes
 Ingredients can be measured 3 different ways:
 Weight (how heavy something is)
 Volume (the amount of space something takes
up)
 Count (food ingredient comes in standard sizes)
Understanding Recipes
Weight
 Measuring by weight is the quickest, easiest and
most accurate way of measuring dry foods.
 Scales are use to measure weight
 Balance scales are used when precise measurement
required
Understanding Recipes
 Volume
 Used most often to measure liquids
 The volume measure should be placed on a level
surface
 Liquid filled to the specified line
 Count
 Used for smaller items such as eggs, olives etc.
Understanding Recipes
 Important Things to Keep in Mind…
 Occasionally it is necessary to convert recipes, or
adjust ingredient quantities…
 In what situations might a recipe need to be
converted?
 When the yield or portion size changes, it is
necessary to convert a recipe before any
preparation begins.
Understanding Recipes
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: 15 (2 oz cookies) or 30 (1 oz cookies)
Ingredients:
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1 cup butter/margarine, softened
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 300 F.
In a mixer bowl, cream together butter, brown and white sugar until mixture appears creamy white in colour and light
and fluffy.
At this point, add eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla extract and blend in.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt and mix into mixture. Mix well.
Using a rubber spatula, fold in chocolate chips.
Using a 2 oz cookie scoop (red handle), scoop cookie dough onto baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, until golden
brown around the edges.
Let cool and enjoy.