MX7900SC User Manual

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Making a Successful Dough

Measuring Ingredients

Carefulandcorrectmeasurementofall

ingredientsisessentialforrecipesuccess

(particularlywhenbaking).Australian

StandardMetriccupandspoonmeasuresare

usedinallrecipesinthebook.Allcupand

spoonmeasurementsshouldbelevel.

•Onemetrictablespoonisequalto20mls.

•Onemetricteaspoonisequalto5mls.

•Oneliquidcupmeasurementisequalto

250mls.

•Alleggsusedinourrecipesareextralarge

(59g)eggs,unlessotherwisespecified.

Thefollowingaresomehintsonmeasuring

ingredients.

When measuring wet ingredients, always

useameasuringjugorifmeasuringsmall

quantities,useastandardmetricmeasuring

spoon.Placethemeasuringjugonalevel

surfaceandcheckthemeasurementateye

level.

When measuring dry ingredients, alwaysusea

standardmetricmeasuringcuporstandard

metricmeasuringspoon.Shakegentlyto

ensuretherearenoairpocketsandlevelthe

surfacewithaknifeormetalspatula.Never

tapthecuponthebenchorpackinthe

ingredients(unlessspecified);thiswillgive

aninaccuratemeasurement.

Note:crushanylumps,particularlyin

bicarbonateofsodaorsugarbefore

measuring.

When measuring other ingredients, always

weighingramsusingmetricscales.To

ensureanaccuratereading,alwaysremember

to“tare”thescalesbacktozerowiththe

emptycontainerbeforeaddinganyfood.

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Tips for substituting Ingredients

•Unsaltedbutterisbestforcakebaking,

howeveritcanbesubstitutedwithsalted

butterormargarineifnecessary.Margarine

mayslightlyalterthetextureofthefinal

result.

•Selfraisingflour=plainflour+baking

powder(1cupselfraisingflour=1cup

plainflour+2teaspoonsbakingpowder)

•1cupplainflour+1teaspoonbaking

powder=½cupplainflour+½cupself

raisingflour

•Whensubstitutingwheatflourwithgluten

freeflour,thebestresultsareusually

achievedinrecipesthathaveasmall

amountofflour.

•Commercialbakingpowderscancontain

wheatstarch.Ifyouareallergictowheat,

youcanmakeyouown.Bakingpowder

=1teaspoonbicarbonateofsoda+2

teaspoonscreamoftartar

•Icingsugarmixturecancontainwheat

starch(thispreventsitgoinglumpy).Ifyou

haveaglutenintolerance,pureicingsugar

canbeusedinstead.

•Sultanascanbesubstitutedwithequal

measureofanotherdriedfruit(bestifthey

arechoppedtosize).

•Goldensyrupcanbesubstitutedwithequal

measureoftreacleormolasses

•1cupbuttermilk=1cupfreshmilk+2

teaspoonsvinegarorlemonjuice.

•Milkcanbesubstitutedwithsoymilk.It

cansometimesalsobereplacedwithfruit

juiceactingastheliquidcomponent.

•7gdryyeast(1sachet)=15gcompressed

yeast

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