Conversions

Living in Australia, we don't have all those amazing sounding goodies like Cool Whip and what not that seem to be in every second recipe I find from the US. We also have different names for some ingredients, and I often am asked what they are. Here is a list of some of the ingredients featured in this blog that people have questioned me about, and their possible alternate names. Please feel free to comment below for further such conversions if you come across some ingredient that sounds foreign to you!

Caster Sugar--super fine white sugar. You can make your own by placing regular sugar in a blender.

Corn Flour--Powdered starch of the maize grain, also called corn starch in some countries.

Jam-- a fruit jelly or conserve.

Jelly Crystals-- flavoured gelatin crystals, sometimes known as "Jello".

Vanilla Essence--vanilla extract from the vanilla bean. (this comes in liquid form and I use imitation vanilla flavouring, the real stuff comes in the same sort of packaging and is more expensive, but worth it.)

 More coming soon!


Temperature Conversion Table 

Temperature
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Gas Mark
Very Slow
120
250
1/2
Slow
150
300
2
Warm
170
325
3
Moderate
180
350
4
Moderate Hot
190
375
5
Moderate Hotter
200
400
6
Hot
220
425
7
Very Hot
230
450
8




8 comments:

  1. what is caramel essence?

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    1. caramel essence is caramel flavouring/extract.

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    2. Thank you...I was just about to ask that myself lol. I have got to make the Caramel creme cinnamon puffles...they sound scrumptious!!!!

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  2. how much grams is one cup please? :)

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  3. please please :)) i need to know.. thank you so much! love you blog

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  4. it depends what's in the cup. for example, brown sugar weighs more than flour. here's a good page that may help. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_grams_are_in_a_cup

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  5. I tried to click on the link for the conversion tool and it brought me to Gourmet magazine...very misleading to say the least. I didn't have any of the ID's from your drop down menu but my name is Sherri Lancashire and I am on Facebook...enjoy the recipes but I really don't have a clue for conversions...especially the butter...40 G's ?

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    1. hi there, thanks for your feedback. I've removed that link, it used to lead you to a fantastic conversion tool, but it seems its been removed. google provides quick and simple conversions in its place. cheers.

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