Cook's Illustrated

Measuring Flour

Published January 1, 2013. From Cook's Illustrated.

Our recipes list 1 cup of flour as weighing 5 ounces, but different sources may list a cup of flour as weighing slightly more or less. What causes this discrepancy?

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