How do you decide when to deviate from baking ratios?
I've just started studying baking ratios. I like to learn to cook/bake on Youtube, and as I've been analyzing alot of the cooking/baking ratios I notice that quite a few of these youtube chefs do not follow the baking ratios. For example, in a muffin recipe, instead of the 2:2:1:1 ratio with flour:liquid:fat:egg, it was a 1:.6:1 (no liquid but add sugar) ratio (flour:butter:egg). Also does a ten percent deviation between ratios make a major difference? I also noticed that most people are making cupcakes when they make muffins.
Also: Does something like cream cheese fall under a "fat"?
Best Answer
As you asked more than one question here, I'm going to focus on the title: "How do you decide when to deviate from baking ratios?".
And the answer is: when you want a different result.
Ratios are useful guidelines when coming up with new recipes. They're not laws that need to be followed exactly. If you think something came out a little dry, then you make a note to add a little more liquid or fat the next time around.
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How do you determine the ratio of ingredients in baking?
The ratio is 1:2:3, by weight. If I tell you the cake is made with 2 cups of butter, 4 cups of sugar, 6 cups of flour: divide all the numbers by 2 cups and you end up with 1 of butter, 2 of sugar, 3 of flour. That's a 1:2:3 ratio, by volume.How do ratios work in baking?
How Baking Ratios Work. Baking ratios are based on, you guessed it, math. To keep things short and sweet, baking ratios are broken down into \u201cparts.\u201d These parts describe how much you need of each basic ingredient (like eggs, liquid and flour) and they must all be measured in the same unit of measurement.How important are the ratios of the ingredients when baking cookies?
You can make variations in flavors and add or substitute ingredients, but each ratio represents the basic components needed to create the most elemental version of that food.Ratios for recipes
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