i have got a bread maker and alot of the recipes are measured in cups? why is this?
2007-01-30 09:18:05 · 23 answers · asked by redhead 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
i dont do cups otherwise i would measure one, i have mugs.... and i want it to be exact or as near to i dont think you can judge it well in cups....
2007-01-30 09:33:10 · update #1
1 cup = 8 ounces
That's the exact measurement !!!
2007-01-30 09:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by missybitsy 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Red head I bet you are more confused now than you were before you ask the question.
I am a professional baker and I would suggest that you buy a kitchen scales . That is the only way you can be sure how much a cup of flour weighs. In the meantime dip the flour out of it's container with a spoon into the cup untill you have a little more than a full cup take a knife blade to rake across the cup to level it off ,do this each time you measure a cup to be consistent .otherwise a cup could vary 2 or 3 oz, if your recipe calls for 6 cups that means your weight could be off by 3/4 to 1cup
good luck jim b
2007-01-30 12:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There seems to be a bit of a controversy about this. Cups are an American measurement system, designed to avoid the need for scales. If you look on your measuring jug you may see cups marked as an alternative to litres and fluid ounces. It is best to stick to one measuring system or another, so you may need to convert other amounts as well.
4oz or 8oz. that is the question. Well I have an American recipe book that gives the following figures:
Enriched White Flour 1lb = 4 cups sifted
Wholemeal Flour 1Ib = 3 1/2 Cups
so that looks like 4oz to the cup. I also have another cookbook that has both UK & American measurements. The wholemeal bread recipe gives 1 1/2Ibs flour to 6 cups, so 4oz again.
2007-01-30 09:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by pwei34 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is important to remember that British cooking measures are different to American cooking measures. In both systems a basic measure is the cup, which is half a pint. But as the pint is different in the two countries, so is the cup - remember, there are 16 fluid ounces to the pint in the US, and 20 in the UK. The two fuild ounces are, however, close enough to make no difference in practice. To make things more interesting, it would appear that in the US it is normal to use 'cup' measures for what in the UK would be weighed in ounces etc. To convert properly between the two implies a knowledge of the density of the ingredient being measured. My advice is to measure according to the recipe, remembering that the size of the cup is different.
Or you could do what I did... go down to Asda and purchase a set of measuring cups!...
Jen x
2007-01-30 09:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jens 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hope this is helpful
Imperial and American cooking measures Food/ingredient UK US
Butter/margarine etc. 1 ounce 2 tablespoons
Butter/margarine etc. 1 pound 2 cups
Flour 1 pound 4 cups
Flour 1 ounce 1/4 of a cup
Treacle/syrup 1 ounce 1 tablespoon
Treacle/syrup 12 ounces 1 cup
Sugar 1 ounce 2 tablespoons
Sugar 1 pound 2 cups
2007-01-30 09:26:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but the answers you've had already are blowing steam out of their arses
A cup varies drastically depending on what you are measuring - the very reason for this is that it is a DRY measure, and measured by volume rather than weight.
Are you talking about US cups, or UK cups?
I have it that a US cup of white flour is approx. 5oz.
self-raising is the same
wholemeal flour is 5 1/2 oz
UK cups are a little larger
why don't you pop to a cookware shop and buy a dry measure
they are excellent!!!!!!
2007-01-30 09:29:47 · answer #6 · answered by Salamander 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generaly speaking a cup of flour weighs 7ozs or 210grms.
If you are using an american recipe this is what their cups weigh. Here's a tip for you...If you have a soup ladle weighing say 4 ozs then use this to weigh your flour.
Check out the internet for more bread recipes as you will find some superb varities to try out.
Why not buy some 'spelt' flour too (wheat free flour) and experiment with it.....it's a healthy option and is used exactly the same as wheat flour.
Good luck with your breadmaker.
2007-01-30 20:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by loulou150653 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces. This is a *volume* measurement.
However
1 cup = roughly 4 *dry* ounces or 113 grams. This is a dry *weight* measurement.
2007-01-30 09:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 cup of flour is 4 ounces
(This is the WEIGHT, not the VOLUME people)
(SEE LINK BELOW)
they say UK cups are larger than US cups...I am speaking of US measurements.
...Do you live in europe...in US we do recipes in cups all the time...and sometimes I see recipes with 1 g and I wonder what is that? Anyway here is a link for a conversion chart. You could save it in a word document.
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/incredible/weightmeasure.html
2007-01-30 09:26:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
"A cup of flour can weigh anywhere between 5 ounces and 6 ounces,
depending on the type of flour and how it has been packed."
Flour
5 - 5.5 ounces
150 - 165 grams
2007-01-30 09:49:42 · answer #10 · answered by wineduchess 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends if you sift it before you measure it, or how tightly it is packed into the measuring cup. this is why it is usually better for recipies to measure dry ingredients by weight rather then volume (since 12oz of flour is 12oz of flour, while a cup could vary one way or another)
2007-01-30 09:25:00 · answer #11 · answered by eric k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋