What does it mean when a recipe says "scant"?!
What does it mean when a recipe says "scant"?
I just got this new cookbook and when it lists ingredients for a recipe it says things like: "scant 1 1/2 cups flour" or "scant 1 cup milk."
I'm just not sure what this means for a recipe. Any help would be great!
Answers:
Most measurements in most recipes are approximate. It's as if every measurement said "about" in front of it. If a recipe says to use two large taters, and you use three small ones, is that too much or too little? You don't know - and it probably doesn't matter.
If a recipe says "scant", though, you *definitely* don't want to use a heaping measure, and if you come up a little short, well, that'll probably work just fine.