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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Hungarian recipes are written in metric, and kitchen scale being the quintessential tool for home baking. Conversion is unavoidable. Just remember this: 1Kg = 100 dkg = 1000 gram!!! And provided you can read or translate Hungarian recipes, there will be other pitfalls aplenty. 

Not that the old imperial measures or the ml volume based recipes have not posed challenge for the standard cup user. Even the cup is not the same in North America and England or Australia. So I weigh and measure out every recipe and still I have to repeat some before I am satisfied. As much for myself as for you dear reader, I jotted down some useful conversions to help with home cooking.

1 Kg

100 dkg

1000 grams

1 lb

453.5 grams

1 ounce

28 grams

1 quart

1 liter

1 cup

240 ml

1 Tbsp

15 ml

1 tsp

5 ml


1 cup

16 Tbsp

48 tsp

3/4 cup

12 Tbsp

36 tsp

2/3 cup

10 2/3 Tbsp

32 tsp

1/2 cup

8 Tbsp

24 tsp

1/3 cup

5 1/3 Tbsp

16 tsp

1/4 cup

4 Tbsp

12 tsp

1/8 cup

2 Tbsp

6 tsp

1/16 cup

1 Tbsp

3 tsp


1 gallon

4 quarts

1 quart

4 cups

1 quart

2 pints

1 pint

2 cups

1/2 pint

1 cup

1 cup

8 fluid ounce

1/2 fluid ounce

1 Tbsp

ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR AND BREAD FLOUR

1 cup

150g

1/2 cup

75g

1⁄3 cup

50g

1/4 cup

37g

 CAKE & PASTRY FLOUR

1 cup

130g

1/2 cup

65g

1⁄3 cup

45g

1/4 cup

32g

 WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR

1 cup

120g

 GRANULATED, LIGHT BROWN, DARK BROWN

SUGARS

1 cup

200g

1⁄3 cup

67g

1/4 cup

50g

2 Tbsp

25g

ICING SUGAR

1 cup

130g

1⁄3 cup

45g

1/4 cup

32g

BUTTER

4 sticks

1 lb

2 cups

450g

1 stick

1/4 lb

1/4 cup

110g

1/2 cup

8 oz

8 Tbsp

225g

1 Tbsp butter

1/2 oz

3 tsp

15g

MOST FATS

1 cup

225g

1⁄3 cup

75g

1/4 cup

60g

2 Tbsp

30g

 OTHER INGREDIENTS

Cornstarch

1 cup

120g

Potato Starch

1 cup

190g

Cocoa Powder

1 cup

120g

Rolled Oats

1 cup

100g

Honey

1 cup

300g

Corn Syrup

1 cup

325g

Peanut Butter

1 cup

250g

Graham Crumbs

1 cup

125g

Chocolate Chips

1 cup

175g

Coconut

1 cup

100g

Baking Powder

1 tsp

3g

Baking Soda

1 tsp

5g

 FRESH FRUITS

Apple 3-4 medium

1 pound

3 cups sliced

1 cup 175g

Banana 3-4 medium

1 pound

1 3/4 cup mashed

1 banana 118g

Peaches 4 medium

1 pound

3 cups sliced

~150g

Pears 4 medium

1 pound

2 cups sliced

1 cup=226g

Cherries

1 pound

3 cups

453.5g

Strawberries sliced

1 quart

4 cups

1 cup=280g

Raspberries

 

1 cup

125g

Blueberries

 

1 cup

125g

Cranberries

 

1 cup

36g

 FROZEN FRUITS

Raspberries

1 cup

150 g

Blueberries

1 cup

150 g

Cranberries

1 cup

110 g

 DRIED FRUITS

Raisins

1 cup

150g

Dried currants

1 cup

160g

Dried cranberries

1 cup

140g

Dried blueberries

1 cup

150g

Dried apricots

1 cup

130g

Prunes

1 cup

150g

Dried cherries

1 cup

140g

 


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