[General] Beat the eggs before you

[Silverobama]

Hi.

I am trying to translate how to cook a pancake. There are some steps. One step is to stir eggs virgorously then add flour. I wrote "Beat the eggs before you add the flour".

Is my italic sentence natural?

 

[GoesStation]

It would be natural in many contexts, but you might want to read some other recipes to get a sense of the conventions their writers typically follow.

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree with GoesStation. The steps in a recipe are usually laid out as a list. The two steps you described would be given as two separate instructions.

1. Beat the eggs.
2. Add the flour.

 

[Skrej]

Beat the eggs, then add flour.

 

[tedmc]

Usually the recipe would tell you how long you need to beat the eggs or until what stage.