7th Grade Reading Recipes/Proper Measuring

What is a recipe?

• Also called a cookbook

• A piece of paper used in preparing food

• A set of directions used in preparing food

• Something in a cookbook

The first thing to do when you get a recipe is

• Get out all of your ingredients

• Pre-heat the oven

• Read the full recipe

• Wash your hands

How much the Recipe makes is called the…

• Preheat temperature

• Serving size

• Batch

• yield

Ingredients are listed:

• In order of use

• In order of weight

• In order of amount

• In alphabetical order

“4 dozen cookies” is the

• ingredients

• abbreviations

• yield

• equivalents

Abbreviation for cup

• T, Tbs, Tbsp
• t, tsp
• c

Abbreviation for Tablespoon 

• T, Tbs, Tbsp
• t, tsp
• C

Abbreviation for teaspoon

• T, Tbs, Tbsp
• t, tsp
• c

Sticks of butter have lines on them to...

• Tell you how much is in there.

• To make it easier to measure.

• To make it stand out more.

• To make it easier to cut.

How many Tablespoons in one stick of butter?

• 16T

• 8T

• 4T

• 2T