Scale Factor
Mark wants to bake 6 cakes. His recipe makes 2. What is his RCF?
3
Recipe Calls for 2 cup of flour
Your RCF is 2
How many cups of flour do you need?
4 cups of flour
How many (fluid) ounces are in a cup?
8 fluid ounces
What do you use to measure dry ingredients?
Recipe Calls for 1/2 cup of brown sugar
Your RCF is 3
How many cups of brown sugar do you need?
1 and 1/2 (1.5) cups of brown sugar
Jennavive's family has 6 people. She wants each person to have one cookie but her recipe makes 24 cookies. What is her RCF??
0.25 or 1/4
Recipe Calls for 1/3 cup of sugar
Your RCF is 3
How many cups of sugar do you need?
1 cup of sugar
How many teaspoons are a tablespoon?
3 teaspoons are a tablespoon.
How do you measure wet ingredients? (oil, liquid sweetner)
Liquid mesuring cup or measuring spoons
What unit do we usually use on the scale?
Grams (g)
Ania wants to make as many brownies as she can. She has 5 cups of coco powder. Her recipe makes one batch that uses 1/2 cup of coco flour. What is her RCF
10
Recipe Calls for 1/2 tsp of salt
Your RCF is 6
How much salt do you need?
3 tsp OR 1 TBSP
How can you measure 3/4 cups?
3 scoops using a 1/4 cup
OR
One scoop with a 1/2 cup and one scoop with a 1/4 cup
What is the best way to measure ingredients?
On a scale
How many tablespoons are in 1/4 cup?
4 tablespoons
Logan's wife if making a wedding cake. Her recipe can make 2 cakes that feed 10 people. If there are 80 guests, what is her RCF?
8
Recipe Calls for 3/4 cup of chocolate chips
Your RCF is 7
How many cups of chocolate chips do you need?
5.25 (5 and 1/4) cups of chocolate chips
What is the most acurtate unit of measurement?
"everything in place", having all your ingredients and tools measured and accounted before you start baking.
Annabelle is throwing a party with 8 people. She wants each person to have three cookies but her recipe makes 24 cookies. What is her RCF?
1 OR no change is needed
Sarah wants to make cupcakes for a work event. Her recipe makes a dozen cupcakes but she's trying to feed 123 people. What is her RCF?
10.25
Recipe Calls for 3/4 cup of butter
Your RCF is 4
How many sticks of butter do you need?
6 sticks of butter, 3 cups of butter
For a more acurate mesurment, what can you use to meausre "a pinch"?
1/8 teaspoon
What does it mean to "Tare" on a scale? Why is it important?
To clear any weight already measured on the scale. Its done usually to remove the weight of a bowl so you are only measuring the contents of the bowl.
Luis has an order for sourdough bread. His recipe makes 3 loaves of bread. If each batch uses 75 g of sourdough starter, how much does he need to make one loaf of bread?
25 g of starter.