Happy Times: Tips for Marvelous Muffins

Found some helpful links in making muffins. If you are a novice baker or like to bake muffins, these tips given are very informative. Please read on :

Experiment List

To bake:
- Spinach Cheese Cake
- Lemon Cake (using Smart Cooker)
- Butter Cake (using Smart Cooker)
- Milo Doggies Cookies
- Oreo Muffins
- Milo Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake/Muffins
- Non-baked Ribena Marble Cheesecake
- Carrot Cake
- Homemade Snack Bars (oats, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds)
- Banana Bread
- Banana Walnut Cake
- Hokkaido Milky Bread
- Chocolate Hazelnut Bread
- Cotton Cheesecake

To cook:
- Cola Chicken
- Pork Cutlet with Lemon Sauce
- Creamy Butter Chicken
- Tomato Rice
- Seafood Baked Rice
- Pan Fried Salmon Patties
- Steamed Meat Patties
- Pan Fried Prawn & Minced Meat Patties
- Tofu & Crabstick Patties
- Italian Pasta Soup
- Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Rainbow Omelete

Measurements & Conversions

American cup conversions
Cup Measurements oz / g
1 cup flour 5oz 150g
1 cup caster and granulated sugar 8oz 225g
1 cup brown sugar 6oz 175g
1 cup butter/ margarine/lard 8oz 225g
1 cup sultanas/raisins 7oz 200g
1 cup currants 5oz 150g
1 cup ground almonds 4oz 110g
1 cup golden syrup 12oz 350g
1 cup uncooked rice 7oz 200g
1 cup grated cheese 4oz 110g
1 stick butter 4oz 110g

DRY MEASURES
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 250ml
3/4 cup = 12 Tbsp = 175 ml
2/3 cup = 10 2/3 Tbsp = 150 ml
1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp = 125 ml
1/3 cup = 5 1/3 Tbsp = 16 tsp = 75 ml
1/4 cup = 4 Tbsp = 50 ml
1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp = 6 tsp = 30 ml
1 Tbsp = 3 tsp = 15 ml
1 tsp = 5 ml

OVEN TEMPERATURE EQUIVALENTS
225°F = 110°C
250°F = 130°C
275°F = 140°C = 1 Gas Mark, v slow
300°F = 150°C
325°F = 170°C
350°F = 180°C = Gas Mark 4, moderate
375°F = 190°C
400°F = 200°C
425°F = 220°C
450° = 230°C = Gas Mark 8, hot
475°F = 240°C
500°F = 250°C

WEIGHTS
2.2 pounds = 1 kg
1 pound = 16 oz. = 454 grams
1/4 pound = 4 oz. = 114 grams
1 oz. = 28 grams

Happy Times

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Tips for Marvelous Muffins

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