Baking Tips - Part 8

1. Chocolate chips contain additives that help them hold their shape while baking.
2. Semisweet and Bittersweet Chocolate are interchangeable in recipes.
3. 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon. 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup. 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup, 2 cups = 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon.
4. Bread (or other yeast doughs) usually call for two rise times.
5. Full-fat buttermilk, sour cream, and greek yogurt can be interchanged in equal proportion.
6. If a recipe calls for whole milk and you only have skim, add 2 tablespoons of melted butter.
7. Place 2-3 marshmallows in your bag of brown sugar to keep it from hardening.
8. Always cool your baked treats to room temperature before wrapping or covering them.
9. When a recipe calls for sifting, measure first, then sift.
10. Don’t give up!