It is intended to help you speeding up the measuring process. *Please note, the measurements below are based on scooping the flour into the measuring cup instead of sifting the flour. The following conversions are calculated based on this method.
It has been questioned many times by people who do not have scale, measuring cups or spoons in their kitchen, how how to measure flour and butter or other baking ingredients without a scale. You can always add a bit more or less water by judging the texture of the dough. Cups to Grams and Ounces Conversion Table for Flour, Butter and Sugar Posted August 23rd, 2016 & filed under Conversion Tables. Plus, it takes extra time to sift the flour, and leaves a mess on the kitchen counter.įor cooking Chinese dumplings and buns, precise measurement of flour is not a requirement if you’re familiar with the cooking process.
Even sifting flour into a measuring cup will yield different weights, depending on the type of flour you’re using (I never got 120 grams by the way). However, if you scoop the flour with a measuring cup, you might end up with 180 grams flour or more in one cup. If you check a measurement chart, it will tell you a cup of sifted all-purpose flour is equal to 120 grams. Converting grams to cups is a tricky thing to do when it comes to flour.