conversions needed!

[Sabaa]

Hi,

I'm new to this message board - just joined in fact and it looks great, with so much activity!

Can anyone please help me. I need the following converted into teaspoons/tablespoons/cups:

4 oz (125g) sugar
4 oz (125g) self-raising flour
4 oz (125g) margarine

One more question...how much baking powder do you add to plain flour in order to make self-raising flour??

Thanks so much in advance...

Sabaa

[hpyevraftr]

Sabaa go to allrecipes.com they have a lot of good info on there

[cuteascountry_Shortcake]

Hi Sabaa,

Welcome to Nancy's Kitchen Recipe Message Board.

Here is a conversion chart posted at the Top Secret Recipes website:
www.topsecretrecipes.com/metric.htm

It seems to me you are looking for the conversion of a 1/2 cup measurement for the flour, sugar and butter/margarine.

1/2 cup = 8 Tablespoons = 24 teaspoons

Here is a simplified breakdown:
1 cup = 16 Tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 Tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 1/3 Tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

In answer to your question about self-rising flour, mix a teaspoon of baking powder with a cup of flour; add a pinch of salt if you like.

You may wish to check out this site for more tips:
www.ochef.com/baking_substitutions.htm

This link will take you to a more extensive conversion chart:
www.ozevillage.com.au/gs/tips/gs.asp?topic=conversion


Good luck!
-Shortcake

[Sabaa]

Thank you Shortcake and hpyevraftr for your replies. Shortcake, the conversion site you mentioned was just what I needed. Thanks!

Sabaa

[cuteascountry_Shortcake]

Hi Sabaa,

I'm glad you found the conversion chart at Top Secret Recipes helpful.

I have since come across another website with two charts I think you may like to see. Here are the URL's for the website www.123easyaspie.com where you will find the charts.

123 Easy As Pie Reference Tables
www.123easyaspie.com/kitchen.html

Direct link to Metric Conversion Chart www.123easyaspie.com/conversion.html

Happy Cooking!

-Shortcake