Using a Recipe and Types of Recipes Culinary Basics LSHS

What is a good recipe? It gives clear, simple directions. It gives clear, simple directions. It gives the time and temperature for baking or cooking. It gives the time and temperature for baking or cooking. It has been tested. It has been tested. It describes the dish clearly. It describes the dish clearly. It uses exact measurements. It uses exact measurements. It gives the number it will serve. It gives the number it will serve.

How do you use a recipe? Read recipe carefully and plan each step before starting to work. Read recipe carefully and plan each step before starting to work. Get your ingredients together first and collect all utensils needed. Get your ingredients together first and collect all utensils needed. Learn to measure accurately. Measure dry ingredients first, then liquids, then fats, and you will need only one cup or spoon. Learn to measure accurately. Measure dry ingredients first, then liquids, then fats, and you will need only one cup or spoon.

How do you use a recipe? (Continued) Keep working space cleaned and cooking dishes washed as you work. Keep working space cleaned and cooking dishes washed as you work. Form good work habits in order to save time, energy, and materials. Form good work habits in order to save time, energy, and materials. Have the recipe in a place where it can be read easily, but will not be soiled. Have the recipe in a place where it can be read easily, but will not be soiled.

Recipes go wrong when: You fail to read the whole recipe first. You fail to read the whole recipe first. You measure inaccurately. You measure inaccurately. You misread terms, temperature, or ingredients. You misread terms, temperature, or ingredients. You guess at something in a recipe. You guess at something in a recipe. You use the wrong method for mixing, or dont mix completely. You use the wrong method for mixing, or dont mix completely.

Recipes go wrong when: (Continued) Your forget one ingredient. Your forget one ingredient. You use the wrong substitution for another ingredient. You use the wrong substitution for another ingredient. You divided the recipe wrong. You divided the recipe wrong. You fail to blend ingredients at the correct temperature. You fail to blend ingredients at the correct temperature. You dont used a tested recipe. You dont used a tested recipe. You add something and then your lab partner adds it again. You add something and then your lab partner adds it again.

Standard Form The standard form The standard form –Gives all the ingredients first and then the method. –The listed ingredients show just what is needed to make the recipe. –The method follows in paragraphs or steps. –Especially good form for recipes using many ingredients. –+Easy to see ingredients needed –-Must look back and forth

Example of Standard Form ~ Scotch Shortbread ~ 1 cup butter 1 cup butter ¾ cup brown sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 ¼ cup sifted cake flour 2 ¼ cup sifted cake flour Cream butter and sugar together and work in flour. Chill. Roll out about ¼ inch think on lightly floured board. Cut with pastry wheel, small fancy cutters, or cut into diamonds. Bake in a slow oven 325 degrees. Makes 7.

Narrative Form The Narrative Form The form includes the amounts of the ingredients with the method. The form includes the amounts of the ingredients with the method. It is especially good for short recipes. It is especially good for short recipes. Given in paragraph form Given in paragraph form +Uses least amount of space +Uses least amount of space -Difficult to determine what ingredients are needed -Difficult to determine what ingredients are needed

Narrative Form ~ Chocolate Quickies ~ Melt 6 oz. Package of chocolate chips in 3 T. corn syrup and 1 T. water over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in ¾ cup peanuts and ¾ cup raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper on a cookie sheet. Chill until hardened. Makes 23 candies.

Action Form The Action Form This recipe style combines narrative action with listed ingredients. This recipe style combines narrative action with listed ingredients. Form takes more space and is difficult to arrange economically or attractively on paper. Form takes more space and is difficult to arrange economically or attractively on paper. + It is easy to follow. + It is easy to follow. -Some steps are awkward -Some steps are awkward

Action Form ~ Egg Nog ~ Beat together... 1 egg well beaten 2 T. sugar Beat in... 1 C. chilled rich milk ¼ tsp. Vanilla Serve cold in tall glass sprinkled lightly with nutmeg.