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The baker has determined how much a recipe's ingredients weigh, and uses uniform decimal weight units. All ingredient weights are divided by the flour weight to obtain a ratio, then the ratio is multiplied by 100% to yield the baker's percentage for that ingredient: Using a balance to measure a mass of flour.
Dry bulk ingredients, such as sugar and flour, are measured by weight in most of the world ("250 g flour"), and by volume in North America ("1 ⁄ 2 cup flour"). Small quantities of salt and spices are generally measured by volume worldwide, as few households have sufficiently precise balances to measure by weight.
Loosely fill measuring cup: Transfer scoops of flour delicately into the measuring cup, being careful not to pack down the flour and let it cascade in a mound over the cup. Level: Use the handle ...
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Measurement by weight is more accurate and consistent than measurement by volume, particularly for dry ingredients. The proportion of water to flour is the most important measurement in a bread recipe, as it affects texture and crumb the most. Hard wheat flours absorb about 62% water, while softer wheat flours absorb about 56%. [39]
If a recipe calls for salted butter and you only have unsalted, it’s an easy fix: Simply add a small amount of salt to your ingredients (approximately ¼ teaspoon salt per ½ cup of butter).
Shortcrust pastry recipes usually call for twice as much flour as fat by weight. Fat (as lard, shortening, butter or traditional margarine) is rubbed into plain flour to create a loose mixture that is then bound using a small amount of ice water, rolled out, then shaped and placed to create the top or bottom of a pie. Often, equal amounts of ...
Measuring by weight is a good idea even if you are using the type of salt called for in the recipe, since even among the same type of salt, one can be saltier by volume than the other.