2006-10-22 08:12:51 · 5 answers · asked by rizzirizzirizzi 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
One cup of flour equals four ounces. With 16 ounces in one pound, you'll have four cups in one pound, or 20 cups in a five-pound bag.
However, the only way you'll get that many cups out of a five-pound bag is to measure flour correctly. To correctly measure flour, use a spoon to lightly scoop flour out of its container into a measuring cup. Continue until the cup is overflowing. Then use the back side of a knife to level off the flour even with the top edge of the measuring cup.
2006-10-22 10:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by southernserendipiti 6 · 4⤊ 7⤋
I actually measured by hand 16.66 cups for 5 lbs of flour. First I sifted the entire bag in a bowl and then I measured by each cup brushing off the cup each time with a knife. This yielded the most precise measure for me and seems to correspond accurately with some other sites. Calculations are great, but verification gives me more confidence. The bag of flour I used is from Kroger and is unbleached all purpose enriched flour.
2015-01-05 01:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by GREG K 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how you measure. Are you measuring sifted or presifted?
I did the math on this very subject not long ago - it came out to about 25 cents a loaf for plain bread. Add a few cents if you are making it with oatmeal or raisins. There is no comparison to the overpriced, overprocessed store bought breads.
2006-10-22 08:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by north79004487 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Easier way to figure it is how many loaves can you make from a 5 lb bag? If that's too hard, you know you can make at least 5 loaves. Divide the price by five. Since a 5 lb bag of flour is usually around a $1.00, that adds 20 cents to the cost of the bread.
2006-10-22 08:19:45 · answer #4 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
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lol is this your maths homework? 3/4 pounds more flour or she needs to go ask her mum or dad if she can have £5 to go buy some flour.
2016-04-06 21:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
13.33 cups. I just weighed one cup on a scale and did the math. One cup on the scale weighed 6 oz.
2006-10-22 08:56:12 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How many cups are in 5lbs bag of sugar?
2013-12-17 14:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by laggywaggy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget what everyone here says its 13.5 cups I didn't calculate I checked.
2014-05-10 18:47:47 · answer #8 · answered by Jawaad 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approximately 9 cups.
2006-10-22 08:18:56 · answer #9 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 8⤋
one cup = 8 oz
one pound = 16 oz
In a 5-pound bag there are 80 oz of flour. (5 pounds x 16 oz)
Therefore you should get about 10 cups of flour per bag. (80 oz divided by 8 oz)
Good luck! I've been thinking about trying homemade bread myself.
2006-10-22 08:24:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anne-Arky 3 · 0⤊ 12⤋