Posted by Matt on April 06, 1998 at 10:55:23:
In Reply to: Converting recipes posted by Nicole B on March 28, 1998 at 12:11:17:
: I work in a wholesale bakery and whenever I try converting
recipes into larger scale formulas (minimum 20lbs flour)it
seems to not work out properly. I am converting cups of
ingredients to oz. then to pounds.
I am using 1 cup water= 8oz and 1 cup of flour = 4.75oz
Is there an easy method for converting?
Any help with my problem would be greatly appreciated!!
Please send responses to Nicole-wa@mns.com
Flour is a problem Sifted flour can weigh as little as 4 oz /cup depending on the flour or
as much as 5.5 oz/ cup. Also water weighs 2.086 pounds/qt.
I have recently had to do this for some cookie recipies and there
is no easy way to do this. After you bake the product look at the
results and make your adjustments to the recipe. Once you convert
to weight measurments you will be able to up, or lower the recipe
better.
Matt