Weights & Measurements

People keep asking me about conversions of temperature & measurements. I mostly follow guesstimates & measure it only when I do a posting in my blog. I completely believe in (KaiGunam) which means magic in the hands:) My mom never measured ingredients. Even now when I ask her for recipes, she says little that little this....:) But when it comes to baking measurement is definitely needed otherwise your dish will be ruined. I have done that in the past & Now I strictly follow the weights & measures for baking. 

For BakingTemperature Equivalents


Here are some common temperature equivalents from Joy Of Baking. & Sanjeev Kapoor

212 F	100 degrees C
250 F	121 degrees C
265 F	129 degrees C
280 F	138 degrees C
300 F	149 degrees C
320 F	160 degrees C
340 F	170 degrees C
350 F	180 degrees C
375 F	190 degrees C
400 F	205 degrees C
450 F	233 degrees C
500 F	260 degrees C

To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius Subtract 32, multiply by 5, then divide by 9

To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
Multiply by 9, divide by 5, then add 32.

Remember to lower the temperature by 10 degrees C / 25 F if using a dark coloured or glass pan.

Liquids Measurements

1 cup liquid (water, milk, buttermilk, cream, yogurt, oil)	240 ml
1/2 cup	120 ml
3/4 cup	180 ml
2/3 cup	160 ml
1/4 cup	60 ml
1/3 cup	80 ml
1 tablespoon	15 ml
1/2 tablespoon =1.5 teaspoons	7.5 ml
1 teaspoon	5 ml
2 teaspoons	10 ml
1/2 teaspoon	2.5 ml

US Liquid Volume Conversions

1 quart	4 cups	960 ml
1 gallon	4 Quarts	16 cups
1 pint	2 cups	480 ml
1 liter	4 cups	960 ml
1 fluid oz	29.57 ml (round off to 30 ml)

Volume Equivalents - Cups to spoons
Use this just as an approximate guide before you weigh or measure (in case of liquids) the ingredient.

1 cup	16 tablespoons
3/4 cup	12 tablespoons
2/3 cup	10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
1/2 cup	8 tablespoons
1/3 cup	5 tablespoons plus a teaspoon (approximately)
Half of 1/3 cup	2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup	4 tablespoons
1 tablespoon	3 teaspoons
1/2 tablespoon	1.5 teaspoons
1 cup water weighs 225 grams /8 oz

Weight Conversions

1 ounce	28 grams
1 pound	454 grams

Ingredients: Volume to weight conversions

All purpose flour (APF)
The weights are for flour measured by spoon and level method. If using dip and sweep method for measuring flour, 1 cup will weigh 140 grams. Work accordingly.

1 cup all purpose flour / maida	130 grams
1 cup whole wheat flour	130 grams
¾ cup APF	97.5 grams
1/2 cup APF	65 grams
2/3 cup APF	87 grams (approx)
1/3 cup APF	43 grams
1/4 cup APF	32.5 grams
1 tablespoon APF	8 grams
1 teaspoon APF	3 grams (approx)

More flour

Sifted All Purpose flour, 1 cup	115 grams
Self rising flour 1 cup	1 cup (130 grams) APF plus 1.5 teaspoons (7.5 grams) baking powder plus 1/4 teaspoon salt
Bread flour - 1 cup bread flour	1 cup APF (130 grams) + 1 tablespoon ( 6 grams approx) vital wheat gluten
Cake flour	114 grams APF plus 20 grams corn flour (1 cup APF minus 2 tablespoons flour plus 2 tablespoons corn flour)
Sifted Cake flour, 1 cup	84 grams of APF plus 15 grams of corn flour.

Others Flours

Corn flour - 1 tablespoon	10 grams
Ground almonds 1 cup	100 grams
Natural Cocoa unsweetened ( Hersheys, Cadbury's, Nilgiris, Morde) - 1 cup	80 grams (aprox)
Dutch process Cocoa, 1 cup	92 grams
Baking powder and Baking soda - 1 teaspoon	5 grams

Eggs

1 large egg, whole	48 grams (without the shell)
1/2 egg	24 grams
1 large egg yolk	18 grams
1 large egg white	30 grams
1 whole egg	3 tablespoons
1 egg white	2 tablespoons
1 yolk	1 tablespoon (aprox)
Egg wash	1 whole egg whisked with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water
1 egg	can be substituted with 2 egg whites where suitable

Sugar

Please weigh / measure and then powder if needed. The weight of brown sugar may not match the below if its not of good quality. It may be better to go by volume in that case.

1 cup granulated white sugar	200 grams
3/4 cup	150 grams
2/3 cup	133 grams
1/2 cup	100 grams
1/3 cup	66 grams
1/4 cup	50 grams
1 tablespoon	12.5 grams

Light Brown sugar, packed 1 cup	215 gram
Dark Brown sugar, packed 1 Cup	225 grams
Icing sugar	115 grams

Butter

1 cup	226 grams	2 sticks
3/4 Cup	169 grams	1.5 Sticks
1/2 cup	113 grams	1 stick
1/4 cup	56 grams	1/2 stick
1 tablespoon butter	14 grams (approx)

Yeast

Yeast - 1 package (7 grams normally) - Use 2 teaspoons instant yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons active dried.

Pan Sizes

20 cm tins generally refer to 8 inch round / square tins. Check the height specified in the recipe to be exact.

23 cm tins refer to 9 inch round / square tins. Check the height specified in the recipe to be exact.

9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan is of 8 cups capacity

8 x 4 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan is of 4 cups capacity

Bundt cup sizes 6'' and 12'' are the commonly used sizes

9''x 13'' pan is almost double the quantity you could bake in a 9'' or 8'' square tin

Muffin cups - Standard size refers to a cup of 120 ml (half cup capacity)

For more on pan size conversions please check this link.

MASS CONVERSIONS

Measures Metric Imperial 1 tsp (teaspoon) 5 gm 1/6 oz 2 tsp 10 gm 1/3 oz 3 tsp 15 gm ½ oz 1 tbsp(tablespoon) 15 gm ½ oz 2 tbsp 30 gm 1 oz ¼ cup / 4 tbsp 60 gm 2 oz. ½ cup / 8 tbsp 120 gm 4 oz. / ¼ lb 2/3 cup / 10 tbsp + 2 tsp 160 gm 5 1/3 oz ¾ cup / 12 tbsp 180 gm 6 oz. 1 cup / 16 tbsp 240 gm 8 oz. / ½ lb 2 cups / 32 tbsp 480 gm 16 oz / 1 lb