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How to Tackle a Recipe …

RECIPE: a set of instructions for preparing food or drink. How to Tackle a Recipe …. Parts of a Recipe. Name of Recipe: description of what you are making. Serving/Yield: Amount the recipe will make.

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How to Tackle a Recipe …

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  1. RECIPE: a set of instructions for preparing food or drink. How to Tackle a Recipe …

  2. Parts of a Recipe Name of Recipe:description of what you are making. Serving/Yield: Amount the recipe will make. Nutritional Analysis: Calories and nutrients the recipe will provide per serving. (special diet needs) Preparation Time: How long it takes to prepare the recipe. Cooking Time: How long it will take to cook recipe. Ingredients: List of all items you will need to make the recipe. Some will list optional ingredients. Directions: Steps you need to follow to make the recipe. Start to finish in order. Serving Suggestions: Suggestions on ways you can serve your food.

  3. How to Tackle a Recipe… • Read the recipe all the way through before beginning. Every Word! • Check your supplies. • Check for needed equipment. • Review the list of ingredients and the amounts. • Get out all ingredients and all equipment. • Do as much preparation as possible before combining ingredients (mise en place) • Follow the recipe to the letter. Cooking is an art as well as a science. Measurements must be level and exact or results will vary.

  4. You’ll be a Happier Cook if you… • Make it a habit to trim, peel, scrape foods over waxed paper or paper towels. • Keep a damp cloth close at hand. • Wash pots, pans, and utensils as you work. • Wipe off your range every time you use it. • Preheat your oven for all baking. • Wipe off tops of salad-oil, catsup, chili-sauce, mustard and other jars each time you use them. • Do not cut or increase recipes unless you are skilled enough to recognize the differences in pan sizes and/or cooking time necessitated by the change.

  5. Different Ways to Write a Recipe #1 Banana Oatmeal Cookies Sift together in Bowl: 1 ½ c. sifted flour 1 c. sugar ½ t. soda ¼ t. nutmeg ¾ t. cinnamon 1 t. salt Cut in: ¾ c. shortening Add: 1 egg, well-beaten 1 c. mashed ripe banana 1 ¾ c. rolled oats ½ c. chopped nuts ½ c. chocolate chips Beat until blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls about 1 ½ inches apart, onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 about 15 minutes. Makes about 3 ½ dozen cookies.

  6. Ways to Write a Recipe #2Muffins 2 c. flour 3 T. baking powder 2 to 4 T. sugar 1 t. salt 1 c. milk 1 egg, well-beaten 2 to 4 T. oil Sift dry ingredients together. Add milk to egg and oil. Combine dry and liquid mixtures together. Stir only enough to mix ingredients slightly. Batter will still be lumpy. Drop batter into greased muffin pans filling 2/3 full. Bake at 425 for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from pans at once. CUT THIS RECIPE IN HALF!

  7. Ways to Write a Recipe #3 Turkey a la King Over Biscuits Combine 1 cup diced cooked turkey, 1 can cream of chicken soup or 1 ¼ cup turkey gravy, 1/3 cup milk, 1 T. instant minced onion, 4 slices American cheese cut into strips, 2 T. chopped pimento and 2 T. chopped green pepper. Heat thoroughly. Serve over piping hot biscuits. Serves 4. DOUBLE THIS RECIPE!

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