I just got this new cookbook and when it lists ingredients for a recipe it says things like: "scant 1 1/2 cups flour" or "scant 1 cup milk."
I'm just not sure what this means for a recipe. Any help would be great!
2007-07-22 15:45:27 · 5 answers · asked by T the D 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Most measurements in most recipes are approximate. It's as if every measurement said "about" in front of it. If a recipe says to use two large taters, and you use three small ones, is that too much or too little? You don't know - and it probably doesn't matter.
If a recipe says "scant", though, you *definitely* don't want to use a heaping measure, and if you come up a little short, well, that'll probably work just fine.
2007-07-22 15:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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What does it mean when a recipe says "scant"?
I just got this new cookbook and when it lists ingredients for a recipe it says things like: "scant 1 1/2 cups flour" or "scant 1 cup milk." I'm just not sure what this means for a recipe. Any help would be great!
2016-02-03 21:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Andromache 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scant means lacking a small part of the whole; not quite up to full measure. In other words, 1 scant teaspoon means not quite a whole teaspoon but a little less. Scant is a very bad term to use in a recipe. The recipe should give the exact amount or say "to taste."
2007-07-22 20:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by tn_country_gurl1338483 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What Is A Scant Cup
2016-12-12 04:35:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scant - Recipes commonly use the term "a scant teaspoon or cup" of an ingredient. Scant means "just barely".
2007-07-22 15:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What the heck kind of cook book did you by, the hillbilly guide to cooking? "scant" is not a word that should be used in cooking, especially when it comes to baking. Unlike cooking on the grill or making a salad, baking needs to have proper recipes with correct measurements or they will not turn out properly. "Scant" what the hell is a "scant. I have been baking and in kitchen for over 17 years and never heard the term. Buy a better cook book, in fact send me you email and I buy you a good baking book. Throw that book away if you can't get a refund. "Scant" Yeee haaa
Mark
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2007-07-22 15:56:51 · answer #6 · answered by Mark B 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
"Scant" in cooking means just a little less than the stated amount.
2007-07-22 15:47:32 · answer #7 · answered by Carol R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've always understood this to mean definitely no more than that amount, and maybe even a tiny bit less. Sort of the opposite of a heaping teaspoon or heaping cup. Hope this helps, best of luck to you!
2007-07-22 15:48:24 · answer #8 · answered by arkmom 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of that before, scant.....
2007-07-22 16:28:22 · answer #9 · answered by Brandy C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means just barely a cup or half cup. Happy cooking!
2007-07-22 15:48:49 · answer #10 · answered by thrill88 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋