Nothing’s more disappointing than pulling your homemade cake out of the oven only to find out that you botched the ingredient list. Baking is challenging because it requires exact measurements. Sometimes, there’s a specific way to measure ingredients that won’t be mentioned in your recipe.
A common baking mistake is using too much flour. It’s easy to use too much flour if you dunk your utensil right into the flour package. It compacts the flour so much that you actually end up getting about 20-30 percent more flour than you should.
Kelly Senyi from JustATaste.com has come up with a simple easy tip that will help you get the exact flour measurement for your baked goods. You don’t need any extra equipment and you can start baking right away.
Instead of dunking your utensil into the flour container, stir the flour up using a spoon first and then spoon it into your measuring device. This keeps the flour from compacting and keeps your measurements precise. Remember to scrape the excess off of the top.
Kelly has dozens more fun cooking tips on her youtube channel. Go through her library for more easy tips.
