How to measure brown sugar?!


Question: How to measure brown sugar!?
I am making a ham loaf that calls for 6 tablespoons of brown sugar!. Should I level it off on the spoon!? Should I pack it down!? Or should I heap it up and not pack it down!? Thanks, I don't cook very often!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
brown sugar is normally packed and leveled off in the measuring implement( tsp, tbsp, cup, etc) for ham glaze it wont have to be really exact!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

There's usually a correct method when it comes to measuring ingredients for cooking/baking!. I prefer to stick to the method as opposed to my own interpretation unless I'm creating a recipe from scratch!. There's an excellent website you can go to in order to learn how to measure all kinds of liquids and solids!. It's at
www!.aces!.edu/pubs/docs/E/EFNEP-0113

That being said, one of the most important things about measuring is to know that there are 2 types of measuring cups-those for liguid and those for dry ingredients!. You do not use them interchangably!. The website has great pictures showing the difference between the two types!. The liquid cups are like the pyrex ones you see with the pouring lip on one side and a handle like a teapot on the other!. Solids are put into a plain measuring cup that is flat across!.

I usually try to convert this many tablespoons to it's cup equivalent!. 6 T!. is = to !.375 or a little less then 1/3 of a cup!. If the recipe was needing to be very very precise I would measure by the TB otherwise I'd use a tad less then 1/3 of a packed cup of brown sugar!.
I dip the tablespoon into the bag and press firmly into the spoon until it will hold no more!. Then I level the spoon off with the flat side of a butter knife!.

There's a specific technique for measuring brown sugar into a cup:
Use a measuring cup for dry ingredients!. Fluff the sugar up a bit by spooning into the container of sugar and lifting up a spoon full of sugar and dropping it into container!.
To fill cup pick up a spoonful of sugar and press into the measuring cup with the back of the spoon!. Press the sugar down with the spoon each time you add to the cup!. Fill the cup full level and when it's full, run a butter knife flat across the top to even it off!. When you dump the sugar out it should come out firm!.

I hope this has answered your question!. Please visit the website when you have time cuz it is just full of great information to answer good questions such as yours!.
Bon appetit'
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A tablespoon always means a level tablespoon unless the recipe says 'heaping' If it means packed, it will usually say that!. In this case, it won't make a huge difference to the success of the recipe--it might if you were baking--so I would just scoop the sugar with the spoon, push it a little against the side of the container when you scoop it, and don't worry about it!. It will taste fine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Pack it, then level it off with something extremely straight!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Always pack it!. If you have a 1oz coffee scoop, it would be three of those!. It's also 1/3 cup + 2 tsp!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Always pack down brown then level off brown sugar,Www@FoodAQ@Com

Always pack the brown sugar!.

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Pack it down, then level it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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