1. Understanding Recipes
What is a recipe?
Set of directions for using ingredients, procedures and cooking instructions for a certain dish
instructions must be clear and easy to follow
following instructions and measuring ingredients accurately result in a consistent product every time it is prepared

2. Understanding Recipes
The 5 Components of A Recipe:
Name --- name of the recipe
Ingredients --- quantity/type of “stuff” in a recipe
Yield --- how many servings or portions recipe will make
Directions --- how to prepare the food item
Temperature/Time --- correct oven temperatures and cooking times

3. Understanding Recipes
6 Things to remember!
Proof read your recipe
Preheat oven
Gather utensils
Gather ingredients
Measure/weigh accurately
Follow directions in order

4. Understanding Recipes
Short Forms
Tablespoon = T or Tbsp
Teaspoon = t or tsp
Cup = C
Ounces = oz
Litres = L
Millilitres = ml
Pounds = lbs
Gram = g
Kilogram = kg

5. Understanding Recipes
What are some benefits of using a recipe?
Consistency in quality and quantity every time
Control of portion size and cost
Eliminate food waste
Increased efficiency because of clear, concise instructions

6. Understanding Recipes
Ingredients can be measured 3 different ways:
Weight (how heavy something is)
Volume (the amount of space something takes up)
Count (food ingredient comes in standard sizes)

7. Understanding Recipes
Weight
Measuring by weight is the quickest, easiest and most accurate way of measuring dry foods.
Scales are use to measure weight
Balance scales are used when precise measurement required

8. Understanding Recipes
Volume
Used most often to measure liquids
The volume measure should be placed on a level surface
Liquid filled to the specified line
Count
Used for smaller items such as eggs, olives etc.

9. Understanding Recipes
Important Things to Keep in Mind…
Occasionally it is necessary to convert recipes, or adjust ingredient quantities…
In what situations might a recipe need to be converted?
When the yield or portion size changes, it is necessary to convert a recipe before any preparation begins.

10. Understanding Recipes
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: 15 (2 oz cookies) or 30 (1 oz cookies) Ingredients:
1 cup butter/margarine, softened
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 F.
In a mixer bowl, cream together butter, brown and white sugar until mixture appears creamy white in colour and light and fluffy.
At this point, add eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla extract and blend in.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt and mix into mixture. Mix well.
Using a rubber spatula, fold in chocolate chips.
Using a 2 oz cookie scoop (red handle), scoop cookie dough onto baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, until golden brown around the edges.
Let cool and enjoy.