Handout - Adjusting Recipes - TX CTE

[Pages:3]Name________________________________Period__________________________Date____________

Adjusting Recipes

Locate a recipe and increase or decrease the yield. Round conversion to nearest cooking fraction.

Example: Angel Food Cake (increase) Yield: 12

New Yield: 30

Ingredient Egg whites

Quantity 1 ? cups

Conversion Factor

30 ? 12 = 2.5

New Quantity 3 ? cups

Cream of tartar

1 teaspoon 30 ? 12 = 2.5 2 ? teaspoons

Sugar

1 ? cups

30 ? 12 = 2.5

3 ? cups

Vanilla extract

1 teaspoon 30 ? 12 = 2.5 2 ? teaspoons

Salt

? teaspoon 30 ? 12 = 2.5

? teaspoon

Flour (sifted)

1 cup

30 ? 12 = 2.5

2 ? cups

Example: Angel Food Cake (decrease) Yield: 12

New Yield: 8

Ingredient Egg whites

Quantity 1 ? cups

Conversion Factor

8 ? 12 = 0.66

New Quantity 1 cup

Cream of tartar

1 teaspoon 8 ? 12 = 0.66

? teaspoon

Sugar

1 ? cups

8 ? 12 = 0.66

1 cup

Vanilla extract

1 teaspoon 8 ? 12 = 0.66

? teaspoon

Salt

? teaspoon 8 ? 12 = 0.66 1/8 teaspoon

Flour (sifted)

1 cup

8 ? 12 = 0.66

? cup



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Recipe for Success: Breaking Down Standardized Recipes Copyright ? Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

Name________________________________Period__________________________Date____________

Adjusting Recipes

Locate a recipe and increase or decrease the yield. Round conversion to nearest cooking fraction.

1. ___________________________ Yield:

New Yield:

Ingredient

Quantity

Conversion Factor

New Quantity

2. ___________________________ Yield:

Ingredient

Quantity

Conversion Factor

New Yield:

New Quantity

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Recipe for Success: Breaking Down Standardized Recipes Copyright ? Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

Name________________________________Period__________________________Date____________

Adjusting Recipes

Locate a recipe and increase or decrease the yield. Round conversion to nearest cooking fraction.

3. ___________________________ Yield:

New Yield:

Ingredient

Quantity

Conversion Factor

New Quantity

4. ___________________________ Yield:

Ingredient

Quantity

Conversion Factor

New Yield:

New Quantity

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Recipe for Success: Breaking Down Standardized Recipes Copyright ? Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

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