Baking Ingredients, Measurements and Costs

May 2007

Almond Extract

1 tbsp. - $0.56

1 tsp. - $0.20

½ tsp. - $0.10

¼ tsp. - $0.05

Baking Powder

1 cup - $1.78

½ cup - $0.89

¼ cup - $0.45

1 tbsp. - $0.15

1 tsp. - $0.08

Baking Soda

1 cup - $0.31

½ cup - $0.16

1 tbsp. - $0.03

1 tsp. - $0.007

Chocolate Chips

1 cup - $1.10

½ cup - $0.55

¼ cup - $0.28

Cinnamon

1 tbsp. - $0.12

1 tsp. - $0.06

½ tsp. - $0.03

¼ tsp. - $0.015

⅛ tsp. - $0.008

Cocoa

1 cup - $1.54

½ cup - $0.77

¼ cup - $0.39

1 tbsp. - $0.11

1 tsp. - $0.05

Corn Starch

1 cup - $0.55

½ cup - $0.27

¼ cup - $0.14

1 tbsp. - $0.04

1 tsp. - $0.01

Corn Syrup

1 cup - $0.91

½ cup - $0.46

¼ cup - $0.24

1 tbsp. - $0.06

1 tsp. - $0.03

Cream of Tarter

1 tbsp. - $0.37

1 tsp. - $0.12

½ tsp. - $0.06

¼ tsp. - $0.03

⅛ tsp. - $0.015

Eggs

1 egg - .08/egg

Flour

1 cup - $0.10

½ cup - $0.05

¼ cup - $0.03

1 tbsp. - $0.01

1 tsp. - $0.002

Lemon Juice

1 cup - $1.40

½ cup - $0.70

¼ cup - $.35

1 tbsp. - $0.10

1 tsp. - $0.04

Margarine

1 cup - $0.50

½ cup - $0.25

¼ cup - $0.13

1 tbsp - $0.03

Milk

1 cup - $0.17

½ cup - $0.08

¼ cup - $0.04

1 tbsp. - $0.01

1 tsp. - $0.006

Molasses

1 cup - $.93

½ cup - $0.47

¼ cup - $0.23

1 tbsp. - $0.06

1 tsp. - $0.02

Oatmeal

1 cup - $0.40

½ cup - $0.20

¼ cup - $0.10

Peanut Butter

1 cup - $0.95

½ cup - $0.47

¼ cup - $0.24

1 tbsp. - $0.02

Powdered Milk

1 cup - $0.70

½ cup - $0.35

¼ cup - $0.19

1 tbsp. - $0.07

1 tsp. - $0.017

Raisins

1 cup - $0.84

½ cup - $0.42

¼ cup - $0.22

1 tbsp. - $0.07

1 tsp. - $0.04

Salt

1 tbsp. - $0.01

1 tsp. - $0.004

½ tsp. - $0.0019

¼ tsp. - $0.001

⅛tsp. - $0.005

Solid Shortening

1 cup - $0.66

½ cup - $0.33

¼ cup - $0.19

1 tbsp. - $0.04

1 tsp. - $0.003

Sugar

1 cup - $0.21

½ cup - $0.11

¼ cup - $0.05

1 tbsp. - $0.01

1 tsp. - $0.004

Sugar - Brown

1 cup - $0.30

½ cup - $0.15

¼ cup - $0.08

1 tbsp. - $0.02

1 tsp. - $0.006

Sugar - Powdered

1 cup - $0.19

½ cup - $0.10

¼ cup - $0.05

1 tbsp. - $0.004

1 tsp. - $0.005

Vanilla

1 cup - $1.99

½ cup - $1.00

¼ cup - $0.50

1 tbsp. - $0.12

1 tsp. - $0.04

½ tsp. - $0.02

Vegetable Oil

1 cup - $0.46

½ cup - $0.23

¼ cup - $0.13

1 tbsp. - $0.05

1 tsp. - $0.03

Vinegar

1 cup - $0.25

½ cup - $0.12

¼ cup - $0.06

1 tbsp. - $0.02

1 tsp. - $0.005

Walnuts

1 cup - $1.12

½ cup - $0.56

¼ cup - $0.28

1 tbsp. - $0.07

1 tsp. - $0.023

Yeast

1 pkg - $0.51

Formula for finding cost of unit

½ cup - divide 1 c by 2

¼ cup - divide 1 c by 4

1 tbsp. - divide 1 c by 16 (The U.S. tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons or 1/16 cup)

1 tsp. - divide 1 c by 48 (The U.S. teaspoon is equal to 1/3 tablespoon or 1/48 cup)