Baking Ingredients, Measurements and Costs

May 2007

Almond Extract Corn Starch Margarine

1 tbsp. - $0.56 1 cup - $0.55 1 cup - $0.50
1 tsp. - $0.20 ½ cup - $0.27 ½ cup - $0.25
½ tsp. - $0.10 ¼ cup - $0.14 ¼ cup - $0.13
¼ tsp. - $0.05 1 tbsp. - $0.04 1 tbsp - $0.03
1 tsp. - $0.01
Baking Powder Milk
1 cup - $1.78 Corn Syrup 1 cup - $0.17
½ cup - $0.89 1 cup - $0.91 ½ cup - $0.08
¼ cup - $0.45 ½ cup - $0.46 ¼ cup - $0.04
1 tbsp. - $0.15 ¼ cup - $0.24 1 tbsp. - $0.01
1 tsp. - $0.08 1 tbsp. - $0.06 1 tsp. - $0.006
1 tsp. - $0.03
Baking Soda Molasses
1 cup - $0.31 Cream of Tarter 1 cup - $.93
½ cup - $0.16 1 tbsp. - $0.37 ½ cup - $0.47
1 tbsp. - $0.03 1 tsp. - $0.12 ¼ cup - $0.23
1 tsp. - $0.007 ½ tsp. - $0.06 1 tbsp. - $0.06
¼ tsp. - $0.03 1 tsp. - $0.02
Chocolate Chips ⅛ tsp. - $0.015
1 cup - $1.10 Oatmeal
½ cup - $0.55 Eggs 1 cup - $0.40
¼ cup - $0.28 1 egg - .08/egg ½ cup - $0.20
¼ cup - $0.10
Cinnamon Flour
1 tbsp. - $0.12 1 cup - $0.10 Peanut Butter
1 tsp. - $0.06 ½ cup - $0.05 1 cup - $0.95
½ tsp. - $0.03 ¼ cup - $0.03 ½ cup - $0.47
¼ tsp. - $0.015 1 tbsp. - $0.01 ¼ cup - $0.24
⅛ tsp. - $0.008 1 tsp. - $0.002 1 tbsp. - $0.02

Cocoa Lemon Juice Powdered Milk

1 cup - $1.54 1 cup - $1.40 1 cup - $0.70
½ cup - $0.77 ½ cup - $0.70 ½ cup - $0.35
¼ cup - $0.39 ¼ cup - $.35 ¼ cup - $0.19
1 tbsp. - $0.11 1 tbsp. - $0.10 1 tbsp. - $0.07
1 tsp. - $0.05 1 tsp. - $0.04 1 tsp. - $0.017
Raisins Sugar Vanilla
1 cup - $0.84 1 cup - $0.21 1 cup - $1.99
½ cup - $0.42 ½ cup - $0.11 ½ cup - $1.00
¼ cup - $0.22 ¼ cup - $0.05 ¼ cup - $0.50
1 tbsp. - $0.07 1 tbsp. - $0.01 1 tbsp. - $0.12
1 tsp. - $0.04 1 tsp. - $0.004 1 tsp. - $0.04
½ tsp. - $0.02
Salt Sugar - Brown
1 tbsp. - $0.01 1 cup - $0.30 Vegetable Oil
1 tsp. - $0.004 ½ cup - $0.15 1 cup - $0.46
½ tsp. - $0.0019 ¼ cup - $0.08 ½ cup - $0.23
¼ tsp. - $0.001 1 tbsp. - $0.02 ¼ cup - $0.13
⅛tsp. - $0.005 1 tsp. - $0.006 1 tbsp. - $0.05
1 tsp. - $0.03
Solid Shortening Sugar - Powdered
1 cup - $0.66 1 cup - $0.19 Vinegar
½ cup - $0.33 ½ cup - $0.10 1 cup - $0.25
¼ cup - $0.19 ¼ cup - $0.05 ½ cup - $0.12
1 tbsp. - $0.04 1 tbsp. - $0.004 ¼ cup - $0.06
1 tsp. - $0.003 1 tsp. - $0.005 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)