Using a Recipe and Types of Recipes Culinary

Using a Recipe and Types of Recipes Culinary Basics LSHS

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

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

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

Recipes go wrong when: You fail to read the whole recipe first. n You measure inaccurately. n You misread terms, temperature, or ingredients. n You guess at something in a recipe. n You use the wrong method for mixing, or don’t mix completely. n

Recipes go wrong when: (Continued) n n n Your forget one ingredient. You use the wrong substitution for another ingredient. You divided the recipe wrong. You fail to blend ingredients at the correct temperature. You don’t used a tested recipe. You add something and then your lab partner adds it again.

Standard Form n 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 n ¾ cup brown sugar n 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. n

Narrative Form The Narrative Form • The form includes the amounts of the ingredients with the method. • It is especially good for short recipes. • Given in paragraph form • +Uses least amount of space • -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 n This recipe style combines narrative action with listed ingredients. n Form takes more space and is difficult to arrange economically or attractively on paper. n + It is easy to follow. n -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.