How much is a 'cup' in baking?!
I know different things have different densities, but i always find it very hard to guess the quantities for recipes which give quantities in 'cups'!.
Does anyone have any conversions to grams for say butter, flour, water, sugar, and maybe other major baking ingrediants!?
Thanks very much!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Does anyone have any conversions to grams for say butter, flour, water, sugar, and maybe other major baking ingrediants!?
Thanks very much!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
This link will help you convert baking ingredients!. I find it very helpful!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
One cup of flour is 135 grams!. I would find a baking site that can do the conversion ( which a couple people have listed!.)
One cup of milk/water is 236 ml!.
This is an approximate table (not accounting for individual ingredient fluctuations):
1/5 teaspoon = 1 ml
1 teaspoon = 5 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 fluid oz!. = 30 ml
1/5 cup = 50 ml
1 cup = 240 ml
2 cups (1 pint) = 470 ml
4 cups (1 quart) = !.95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal!.) = 3!.8 litersWww@FoodAQ@Com
One cup of milk/water is 236 ml!.
This is an approximate table (not accounting for individual ingredient fluctuations):
1/5 teaspoon = 1 ml
1 teaspoon = 5 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 fluid oz!. = 30 ml
1/5 cup = 50 ml
1 cup = 240 ml
2 cups (1 pint) = 470 ml
4 cups (1 quart) = !.95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal!.) = 3!.8 litersWww@FoodAQ@Com
240 to 250 mls (quarter liter)!. use the lower (240ml) and check the texture!.
30 mls is 1ounce!.
you may use the measurements of dry items (flour sugar) the same as the liquid (a common practice in the usa is a cup of liquid is the same as a cup of flour as is a cup of butter)!.
so use the 240 to 250 mls as your guideline for the measuring cup!.
a teaspoon is 5mls
a tablespoon is 15 mls
a ounce is 30mls
a quarter cup is 60mls
5grams is very similar to 5mls or 1 teaspoon
so 1/4 k is pretty much 240mls on the cup,
1/2 k is pretty much 480 on your measuring cup
and so it goes on and on!.!.!.
so use one measuring cup and measuring spoon and go with the equivalents that i mentioned, the recipes usually come out pretty accurately!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
30 mls is 1ounce!.
you may use the measurements of dry items (flour sugar) the same as the liquid (a common practice in the usa is a cup of liquid is the same as a cup of flour as is a cup of butter)!.
so use the 240 to 250 mls as your guideline for the measuring cup!.
a teaspoon is 5mls
a tablespoon is 15 mls
a ounce is 30mls
a quarter cup is 60mls
5grams is very similar to 5mls or 1 teaspoon
so 1/4 k is pretty much 240mls on the cup,
1/2 k is pretty much 480 on your measuring cup
and so it goes on and on!.!.!.
so use one measuring cup and measuring spoon and go with the equivalents that i mentioned, the recipes usually come out pretty accurately!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Take any cup!. That's your base measurement for all the ingredients!. Use common sense: How big a cake do you want!? How many is it going to serve!?
Try to have confidence and precise measurement are not really needed in cooking!. Go by texture, colour of the mix etc!.
It's a skill!. You'll get the hang of it!. It also applies in the building trade when mixing different types of cement/mortars - you use a shovel and common sense - not precise measuring devices!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try to have confidence and precise measurement are not really needed in cooking!. Go by texture, colour of the mix etc!.
It's a skill!. You'll get the hang of it!. It also applies in the building trade when mixing different types of cement/mortars - you use a shovel and common sense - not precise measuring devices!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You can download (and keep as a "favorite") a conversion chart to metric!.!.!.!.!.** That last answer was TERRIBLE! Any cup is not considered "1 cup" in baking! 1 cup is precisely 8 oz!. and precise measurements are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT in baking!Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.thatsmyhome!.com/recipes/conve!.!.!.
http://www!.wwrecipes!.com/convert!.htmWww@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.wwrecipes!.com/convert!.htmWww@FoodAQ@Com
1 cup=240ml or 8ozs!. 16 tbls=1 cup!. 1 cup=1 pint!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I was taught that its 8oz!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it's half pint or 8 ozWww@FoodAQ@Com