Measurement Equivalents
Doubling and Halving
Function of Ingredients
Muffin Characteristics
Grain Products
100
16 tablespoons
What is one cup?
100
Half of 1/2
What is 1/4?
100
Baking soda or baking powder
What is a leavening agent, or an ingredient that causes a quick bread to rise?
100
A muffin with a flat top indicates this
What is an undermixed muffin?
100
A flour made from a blend of different varieties of wheat that is used for general cooking purposes
What is all-purpose flour?
200
3 teaspoons
What is one tablespoon?
200
Double: 3/4
What is 1 1/2?
200
Provides structure for baked goods
What is flour?
200
A muffin with tunnels indicates this
What is an overmixed muffin?
200
The refined starch from the endosperm of corn.
What is cornstarch?
300
8 ounces
What is fluid ounces in a cup?
300
Half of 3/4 in units of measure we actually have in our kitchens
What is 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons or 6 tablespoons?
300
Helps incorporate air into baked goods
What are eggs?
300
A muffin with a peaked top indicates this
What is an overmixed muffin?
300
A flour made from the entire wheat kernel that gives baked products a nutlike flavor and coarse texture.
What is whole wheat flour?
400
16 oz
What is ounces in a pound?
400
Half of 1/4 cup in units of measure that we actually have in our kitchens
What is 2 tablespoons?
400
This ingredient increases tenderness in baked goods.
What is fat?
400
A muffin with low volume is an indication of this
What is an undermixed muffin?
400
A flour made from soft wheat that is used for cakes and other baked products with delicate textures.
What is cake flour?
500
2 cups
What is how many cups in a pint?
500
Half of 1/3 cup in units of measure that we can utilize in our kitchens
What is 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons?
500
This ingredient regulates the action of yeast in yeast breads
What is salt?
500
A muffin with a symmetrical rough-looking top, a tender and light crumb, and a thin and evenly browned crust is indicated in this type of muffin
What is a high quality muffin?
500
The seed of a grass that grows in the marshes of Minnesota and Canada.
What is wild rice?
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