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Ingredients
- Butter
- Olive Oil
- Butter
- Olive Oil
- 1 tsp
- ¾ tsp
- 5 mls
- 3 mls
- 2 tsp
- 1 ½ tsp
- 10 mls
- 7.5 mls
- 1 TBS
- 2 ½ tsp
- 15 mls
- 12.5 mls
- 2 TBS
- 1 ½ TBS
- 30 mls
- 22.5 mls
- ¼ cup
- 3 TBS
- 60 mls
- 45 mls
- ⅓ cup
- ¼ cup
- 80 mls
- 60 mls
- ½ cup
- ¼ cup + 2 TBS
- 125 mls
- 90 mls
- ⅔ cup
- ½ cup
- 160 mls
- 125 mls
- ¾ cup
- ½ cup + 1 TBS
- 185 mls
- 140 mls
- 1 cup
- ¾ cup
- 250 mls
- 175 mls
- 2 cups
- 1 ½ cups
- 500 mls
- 375 mls
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