Category "ratio"

Pickled/preserved lemons/limes - grams of salt per kilogram of fruit? [duplicate]

[I think this question here was originally too unclear.because I was still researching and figuring out exactly what I wanted to ask when I po

Do Morrocan-stye pickled lemons really need 5 to 10% salt?

I want to make Morrocan-stye pickled lemons, but I was only able to find one site with an explicit ratio, and it says: In On Food and Cooking, Harold McGee sug

Why is water added to the egg wash of challah bread?

This recipe for challah bread calls for an egg wash composed of 1 egg and 1 tsp of water (see the final item in the ingredient list). What is the effect of thi

What is the binding power of starches vs flour?

I was surprised to read the answers to a recent question on thickening - two of the three, including the accepted answer, suggested using cornstarch instead of

Cake Pops: Ratio of cake crumbs to frosting?

I'd love to ask either of the following two questions: What's a good ratio of frosting to cake crumbs, when making cake pops? Does anyone know of a good websit

What is the ratio of baking soda to water for lentils?

I am soaking lentils and need to know how much baking soda to add per cup of lentils. Previously, I had to cook lentils for about 2 and 1/2 hours to get the d

Simple recipe that when combined in a different order yields different food?

I'm trying to organize a science demo, and one of the lessons I'd like to get across is that information and order matters when ingredients are combined! Mixing

Soaked red split lentils overnight for tadka dal. Proportion water to boil them in by weight? Any way to prevent the foam-up?

(Ya know, these guys.) So I rinsed 1 kg of them and soaked them overnight. Haven't made them in a while, and I've had some trouble in the past with not adding

Baking ratio for waffles!

What is the ratio between flour, sugar, fat, liquid, and egg for waffles? I searched up "baking ratios" and "cooking ratios" but the closest thing that came up

Cake dry to wet cooking time ratio

Is there a ratio of how much water, fats, dry ingredients and flour to temperature and cooking time for cakes?

Baker’s ratio for crackers

Is there a baker’s ratio for crackers? I can find one for just about every dough recipe under the sun, except one for crackers! I suppose I could just res

What’s the minimum sugar to egg white ratio in Swiss buttercream?

A Swiss meringue buttercream is a buttercream based on a sugar and egg white mix that is first heated and then whipped. The average recipes I could find use rou

Quiche does not set up - too much, or too little, cream?

My quiche did not set up well; the final custard remained a touch watery/soft. Would that mean my ratio of cream : egg was too much or too little cream? What'

Dough/filling ratio in tart

If I were to make an Italian homemade pie that can work for almost all occasions (i.e. for kids because of no coffee/alcohol etc.) I'd think of a jam crostata.

How many grams of almonds are in a tsp of almond extract?

How many grams of almonds are in a tsp of almond extract? Looking for equivalency or concentration rations for almonds to almond extract.

Gluten-free waffles

I've been making gluten-free pancakes for some time (with varied, but usually good, success) and want to try my hand with waffles as I recently bought a waffle

How do I recreate a restaurant's sauce if I know the ingredients but not the ratios?

I recently ate at a Mexican restaurant with a delicious sauce. They were willing to sell it to me if I put in a special order, but they insisted it was so easy

How much carrot is too much when baking carrot cake?

I am experimenting with increasing the amount of carrot in carrot cake. The original recipe uses 3 cups of carrots to 2 cups of flour; how much more carrot can

How do I increase the amount of store bought peanut butter from 1/2 cup to 1 cup in a peanut butter brownie recipe?

I have a chewy peanut butter brownie recipe that uses 1/2 cup JIF peanut butter. The recipe also includes 1/3 cup butter; 1 cup flour; & 2 eggs. I want to i

Recommended lemon juice to water ratio when making lemonade

A lot of recipes I see call for lemon quantity but this can be very relative as some lemons differ in weight/size, thus yielding to different amounts of lemon j