Exam 8: Converting Recipes, Yields, and Baking Formulas

Baker's percentage is the number that will be used to multiply the amount of the original ingredients in a recipe to either increase or decrease a recipe.

A working factor is defined as a relation in size, number, amount, or degree of one thing compared to another.

Find the working factor for each of the following situations. (Simplify fractions.) There is a party for 36; our recipe yields 64 portions.

Keeping in mind that flour is the main ingredient, baker's percentages designate the amount of each ingredient that would be required if 10 pounds of flour were used.

Find the working factor for each of the following situations. (Simplify fractions.) The standardized recipe is for 50 portions. The party is for 3 guests.

The formula for calculating recipe yield is:

Working factor is defined as the amount of portions, servings, or units that a particular recipe or formula will produce.

Determine how many eggs will be needed when preparing the following amounts of egg wash. (Use four whole eggs to every quart of milk.)

A recipe contains 159 ounces of ingredients. Calculate the approximate yield for each situation. What is the approximate yield if each cake contains 13 ounces of batter? ______________ cakes

The following recipe yields 40 portions of curried lamb. Convert it to yield 240 portions.

Some food service establishments produce food from what is referred to as a ____________________ recipe.

A recipe contains 159 ounces of ingredients. Calculate the approximate yield for each situation. What is the approximate yield if each cake contains 21 ounces of batter? ______________ cakes

____________________ is defined as the amount of portions, servings, or units a particular recipe or formula will produce.

A ____________________ between two quantities is the number of times one contains the other.

The working factor is the number that will be used to _____ the amount of the original ingredients in a recipe to either increase or decrease a recipe.

When converting recipes to fewer portions, realize that the working factor will be less than one.

Mathematical or word problems that include ratios may be solved by using _____.