When measuring baking powder or baking soda, always level off the top of the measuring spoon with something flat (like
the back of a knife) as these ingredients need to be accurately measured.
Then with
the back of your knife or a rolling pin, smash the lemongrass.
Spread the frosting over the top of the brownies, making decorative swirls with a metal spatula or
the back of a knife.
Bash with
the back of a knife (or a meat mallet) so the oils and aroma release more easily.
Spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level off the top with a straight edged utensil (like
the back of a knife)
Use
the back of the knife to scrape the vanilla beans, from both halves, into the saucepan with the cranberries.
Smash 2 garlic cloves with
the back of a knife and peel.
for the rice 1 cup black Forbidden rice 1 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk handful of kaffir lime leaves — bruised with
the back of a knife pinch of salt
Cut the lemongrass stalks in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 2 - inch pieces and bruise them with
the back of a knife.
Split the piece of vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the seeds with
the back of a knife.
Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the seeds with
the back of a knife.
When it's full, level off the top with
the back of a knife.
Then level off with
the back of a knife.
Do you scoop the flour out of the container with the measuring cup or do you put the flour into the cup with a spoon and level off the top with
the back of a knife?
To measure flour, use a large spoon to scoop flour into the measuring cup, then level it off with
the back of a knife or straightedge.
Using
the back of a knife, lightly smash lemongrass and ginger.
Decorate the top by marking 2 lines down the length of the dough using
the back of a knife.
I just scooped it right out of the bag, and then leveled it off with
the back of a knife.
This translates to — gently spooning the flour into a measuring cup until it is overfilled / heaping and then using
the back of a knife to sweep off the excess flour.
Using
the back of the knife, scrape out all the little seeds from inside the bean and put in the bowl with the eggs.
Using a paring knife, cut vanilla bean in half vertically, then using
the back of the knife, scrape all the seeds out of the bean.
Once they are cool, used
the back of a knife or the bottom of the pan to crush them.
Gently crush the cumin seeds with a pestle or
the back of a knife and add to the dressing.
If you have a metal bowl, gently tap it with
the back of a knife.
Crack the legs and claws with
the back of a knife or mallet and set aside.
Place the soaked lentils in a saucepan with fresh water and 2 cloves of garlic smashed with
the back of a knife.
Split the vanilla bean lengthwise with a paring knife, and scrape down the length with
the back of the knife to remove the seeds.
Let cool, then finely crush with
the back of a knife.
Instead of adding a little water or stock to scrape up all those bits, take the leftover corn cobs and use
the back of a knife to scrape the cob, letting any «corn milk» trapped in there go right into your pan.
Smash the lemongrass with
the back of a knife and mince it well.
Use
a back of the knife or the bench knife to first divide the dough into four equal parts.
Place the barrage (butter square) diagonally in the center of détrempe (dough) using
the back of knife mark the dough at the corners of the butter, remove the butter at form flaps where the marks are.
I remove the niblets from the cob and use
the back of the knife to remove the corn milk from the cobb and add that to the mixture.
Another cool feature is the serrations on the tip of
the back of the knife.
Use
the back of the knife to make decorative indentations.
Measure flours and Vital Wheat Gluten; leveling off with
the back of a knife and pour on top of liquid mixture.
Bruise each piece of ginger and lemongrass by lightly hitting it with
the back of a knife.
Pro tip: Get all the delicious juices from the cob by running
the back of your knife along each side of the corn.
Then use
the back of your knife to scrape out the inside of the pod, removing all the flecks.
1 Remove the cardamom seeds from their pods by smashing the pods with
the back of a knife and scraping out the seeds.