Numbers in the Real World

Chapter 4:Rational Numbers: Positive and Negative Fractions
Numbers in the Real World

Cooking With Honey

Many people prefer to substitute honey in place of sugar in recipes. However, it is not a direct substitution. According to the author of Things To Do With Your Honey, there are conversion factors for using honey instead of granulated sugar in recipes:

Honey is three times as sweet as sugar, so the conversion factor is 3:1.
Reduce liquid in recipe by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey used in baked goods.
Add about 1/2 teaspoon baking soda for each cup of honey used in baked goods.
Reduce oven temperature by 25 degrees to prevent burning.
A 12-ounce honey bear is equal to 1 cup of honey.

HERSHEY'S BEST BROWNIES

Ingredients Directions

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa or Hershey's European Style Cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional) Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In large microwave-safe bowl, place butter.
Microwave at HIGH (100%) 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well
with spoon after each addition. Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; beat well. Stir in nuts, if
desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool
completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.

Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

How many cups of honey would you use to substitute for the sugar? How many ounces?
How much baking soda would you use?
What temperature would you set the oven?

How many teaspoons baking powder would you use if you were going to make 1-1/2 batches of brownies?

If you had a 6-cup can of Hershey's Cocoa, how many batches could you make?

COCOA APPLESAUCE BREAD

Ingredients Directions

1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash ground nutmeg
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease bottom only of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. In large mixer bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add shortening, eggs, and applesauce; beat until just blended. Stir in pecans. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Prepare VANILLA GLAZE; drizzle over bread. 1 loaf (14 servings).

VANILLA GLAZE: In small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 3 to 4 teaspoons milk. About 1/4 cup glaze.

Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

How many cups of honey would you use to substitute for the sugar? How many ounces?
How much baking soda would be needed?
What temperature would you set the oven?

How many cups of shortening would you need for three batches?

How much flour would be needed for 1/2 batch?

If the recipe had called for 30 ounces of honey, how much sugar would you need to substitute?

Check Your Answers

HERSHEY'S BEST BROWNIES
Ingredients	Directions
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 eggs 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa or Hershey's European Style Cocoa 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)	Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In large microwave-safe bowl, place butter. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition. Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; beat well. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.
Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

COCOA APPLESAUCE BREAD
Ingredients	Directions
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Dash ground nutmeg 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 cup applesauce 1/2 cup chopped pecans	Heat oven to 350 F. Grease bottom only of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. In large mixer bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add shortening, eggs, and applesauce; beat until just blended. Stir in pecans. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Prepare VANILLA GLAZE; drizzle over bread. 1 loaf (14 servings). VANILLA GLAZE: In small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 3 to 4 teaspoons milk. About 1/4 cup glaze.
Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.