I have to be honest that up until last week I was
a measure by cup person.
Put 16 oz of flour (best to measure by digital scale, but you can also
measure by cup) in a large glass or ceramic bowl.
For a pitcher,
measure by the Cup; for individual servings use ounces)
Three times each day he must have his meed of Soma, and for his major exploits in man's behalf he quaffs unbelievable quantities of it, not
measured by cups but by vats or ponds or lakes.
Ellen, I don't measure chocolate by cups because everyone chops their chocolate to different sizes, so there's no way to accurately
measure by cups.
All my portions are
measured by cups... can not wait to try this recipe this weekend!
I tried
measuring by cup, and it just seemed that it would be too variable.
Remember that gluten free (and particularly keto) baking is notoriously finicky, and
measuring by cups is anything but accurate.
I convert other recipes to weight measurements and use flours we can tolerate, I will never go back to
measuring by cup again!
And about the only country left using
measures by the cup is the U.S..
Since the flour is
measured by a cup, not a scale, 1/4 extra is not going to change it.
I have not heard from one person who bought a scale, tried to bake by weight, and then felt that it was worse than
measuring by cups.
And once you get the hang of weighing ingredients, it really doesn't take any longer than
measuring by cups.
Measuring by weight is more accurate than
measuring by cups.
Should I use the scoop or measure 1/4 c. I have been
measuring it by the cup.
Not exact matches
The overall size of the lunch box is 9.4
by 6.1
by 2 inches with the largest compartment
measuring 4.5
by 5
by 1.75 inches and fitting 2.5
cups of food.
If you are
measuring with
cups, start
by measuring the starter you'll need.
Measure flour and cornstarch
by spooning it into a
measuring cup and leveling the top with a knife.
* edited to add *: In the time since I posted this recipe, I have refined my position about how to
measure 1
cup of Better Batter
by weight.
** 1 and 1/2
cups of cake flour can be made
by measuring 1 and 1/2
cups of all - purpose flour into a bowl.
When
measuring flour or icing sugar
by volume (
cup) never scoop the flour / icing sugar up with the
cup otherwise you compress the contents and this can make a big difference in the amount you're using.
If you are
measuring by volume, put a tablespoon of whole wheat or rye flour in each
measuring cup, then fill them with white flour.
* DIY buttermilk: I made 2
cups of buttermilk
by putting 2 Tablespoons of vinegar in a
measuring cup, then pouring milk up to the 2 -
cup mark.
By the way, these are little
measuring cups from Anthropologie.
Sunday — 8:30 a.m. I prepped the cornbread
by whisking the dry ingredients into a bowl and stirring the wet ingredients in a glass
measuring cup, which I covered and popped into the fridge.
I
measured the flour
by weight, rather than
cups, if that helps.
Had I
measured the flour
by volume, I would have used almost a 1/4
cup too much flour resulting in a dry dough.
8.8 ounces flour is about 2
cups, but really,
measuring flour
by weight is the only way to ensure accuracy.
Sour hemp, coconut, or dairy milk
by pouring 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar into a
measuring cup and adding milk to
measure 1/2
cup.
I start
by putting a
cup of oats in each of my work tupperware containers, then pour almond milk over the oats — I never really
measure this, I just try to almost totally cover the oats.
The recipes are expressed in percentages, and you can not make these blends accurately with volume (
cups, tablespoons, teaspoons) measurements, as
measuring by volume is incredibly imprecise and each flour has a different weight / volume.
In a large
measuring cup, prepare a brine
by combining the water and salt.
Eliminate extra
cups to clean
by measuring the buttermilk directly unto a 2 -
cup measure.
I go
by measurements on rice because they all settle differently im a
cup measure.
Forgive me if you have alread answered this one: I know that
measuring flour
by a
measuring cup can be inconsistent.
As a bonus, you actually dirty fewer dishes when cooking this way because you don't need to use 10 different
measuring cups — just add things one -
by - one to the same bowl and zero the scale in between each addition.
It'll become an activity your little one will enjoy doing with you as they get older whether it's pouring flour into a
measuring cup, mixing the batter, or one day making pancakes «ALL
BY SELF» (as my toddler says).
To ensure you're using the right amount of flour, we recommend either
measuring by weight using a scale, or fluffing and sprinkling the flour gently into your
measuring cup one spoonful at a time before leveling off with a knife.
You do want to pack the
cup measure if
measuring by volume, but 12 medjool dates is approximately 200 - 225g.
* I make my own buttermilk
by measuring a scant 1/2
cup of either 2 % or whole milk and adding about a teaspoon and a half of white distilled vinegar or lemon juice.
I'm guessing with so many different brands of ingredients and different cooking /
measuring methods (some may pack the flour more into their
measuring cup, etc.), things can change a lot if just going
by volume.
If you don't have a round 1/2
cup measuring cup, you can improvise
by using any sort of 1/2
cup measure, and shaping into burgers once on the parchment paper.
I just put the strands in a large
measuring cup, and then push down on them with the back end of a large spoon, and slowly drain the water out
by tipping the
cup over the sink.
In this recipe I simply decreased the coconut milk
by 1/4
cup and replaced it with 1 large egg which
measures 1/4
cup.
* Cake flour can be made
by measuring out your flour; for every
cup of flour, take out 2 tablespoons of flour.
Start
by measuring out 1/2
cup of Gluten Free Rolled Oats and 1/4
cup Organic Pumpkin Pureé.
If
measuring by volume, I think about 2 tablespoons of water per 1/3
cup of the grain blend will do the job.
Now, this could be because I left out half of the cocoa powder,
by accident, because I thought I was using a 1/4
cup measuring cup, but it was actually only a 1/8
cup (oops!).
Use a bit more than 1/2
cup, since wheat germ or hemp seeds are denser
by measure.
Also, if a flour is simply scooped
by a
cup it gets packed towards the
cup floor and the amount is different again instead of being an exact
measure as it should.