about 2 American teaspoons will equal the zest of an entire lemon (there are 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon)
One medium sized lemon should be quite sufficient to make 2 tablespoons lemon zest.
If you are tAlking about a medium regular size lemon then this should show you the amounts 1 medium lemon equals approximately 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
To substitute lemon zest for lemon extract, you'll first need to chop the strips of zest as finely as you can. Then just use a one-for-one substitution: one tsp of finely chopped zest = 1 tsp extract.
For a teaspoon of lemon zest use 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract OR 2 tablespoons lemon juice
No. Lemon zest is the outer skin (the yellow part) of a lemon. Lemon pepper is a mixture of dried granulated lemon zest and black pepper.
Lemon Zest is the outermost(yellowest) part of the lemon skin :)
No, most cleaners use lemon oil which is the substance in lemon zest.
Lemon zest is the very outside layer of the skin of a lemon - the yellow part - if you cut into the white part you have gone too deep and that part is called the pith. Lemon pepper is a completely different thing and is nothing to do with lemons and will give you a completely different flavour. 2 tablespoons of lemon pepper.
no, it is the outer skin of the lemon when you scrape it off, it is called "zest"
I use lemon zest when I cook
It's about half a lemon. Grated lemon peel is useful in many recipes.
Lemon zest is gotten from grating skin of a lemon, just the skin, not the pinth on a micro grater or with a lemon zester. You get the esential oil and VERY lemon flavor.