All about Cakes & Cookies Baking

[just888]

Anyone got cookies recipe close to the Famos Amos one?

I tried baking using the Betty premix turn out the cookies are soft I prefer harder ones.

[smurf]

Mesurement often bothers me.


Sometimes, recipes use US system, example, 1 cup, 1 tsp, etc. some recipes call for grams, cups (but dunno USA, or UK).

is it the same as metric system??

1 tsp (USA) = 1 tsp (UK) ???

why don’t they use ONE system instead of so many???

[qms]

smurf:

why don't they use ONE system instead of so many???

Ha Ha...smurf, you are asking why do we have US English and UK English. Then, we need to dwell into the topic of who speaks better English - the Americans or the English. :evil:

:oops: :offtopic:

Better :siam: first. :bewaremod:

[Funz]

smurf:

Mesurement often bothers me.


Sometimes, recipes use US system, example, 1 cup, 1 tsp, etc. some recipes call for grams, cups (but dunno USA, or UK).

is it the same as metric system??

1 tsp (USA) = 1 tsp (UK) ???

why don't they use ONE system instead of so many???

I have some recipes that use ounces and even better, some in Kati.

For me I dun bother about whether it is UK or US cup or tsp. It is all about proportion, so if I use 1 system of measurement, the proportions should follow, right?

[sall]

Need to check with experts here. 1 heaped tablespoon flour is approximately 25g flour? Am I right?

[just888]

sall:

Need to check with experts here. 1 heaped tablespoon flour is approximately 25g flour? Am I right?

Yes at least that's what I learn during my home econ lesson last time.

[sall]

just888:

Yes at least that's what I learn during my home econ lesson last time.

Thanks, going to try baking later.

[just888]

Last night I baked using Betty Crocker choclate chip cookies premix, but i added extra flour and voila I managed to get a harder cookies (cruchy). Today it is still hard, my DS commented closer to FamosAmos already.

Next time i shall add some nuts to the cookies.

[Funz]

I used to follow the recipe that comes with the hershey’s chocolate chip packaging. I remember that it was rather close to the famous amos type of choc chip cookies. Not sure if they still have that same recipe on the back. Come to think of it, I have not been baking any choc chip cookies since my teens.

[sall]

When I use only egg yolk to make cookies, they turn out to be crumbly. Still taste good but crumbles easily. What if I use only egg white? Anyone try before?