How to Read a Recipe

*Always read through the recipe completely before beginning any cooking.
*Assemble all your ingredients. Make sure you have everything you need.

Parts of a Recipe:
Title: Gives a hint to what you will be making.
Servings: Describes how much you will be making.
List of ingredients: Food items that are necessary to make the recipe. (Some directions may also be in this list for instance 1 cup of sliced bananas)
Optional: Ingredients that may be omitted and it will not affect final product.
Sometimes the following letters are used to indicate measurements: C stands for cup T stands for Tablespoon t stands for teaspoon.
Directions: Procedure to follow when making the recipe.
Time: How much time it is estimated making the recipe will take.
Prep time: How much time it will take to prepare the recipe.
Baking/cooking time: How much time is need to bake or cook the recipe.
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