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