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I am not exactly new to baking but I would say I merely dabble. I have always just followed a recipe...sometimes it would work out and sometimes it would end up in the trash. But now that my daughter has been diagnosed with severe peanut and treenut allergies, I have to start baking more frequently.
I am in the process of making cake donuts. The recipe calls for 540 grams of all-purpose flour or 4 1/3 cups. I usually just go off the volume (cups) but this time I figured I'd go off of weight. When I weighed out 540 grams, it came out to under 4 cups (closer to 3 3/4). I did NOT sift the flour. When a recipe calls for flour, does it assume that the flour is sifted and, therefore, more voluminous? The dough is currently hydrating in my fridge for the next 24 hours. It was very tacky so I am concerned there wasn't enough flour, but I followed the recipe per weight.
Do you folks normally stick with the weight and to he## with the cup measurement?
I am in the process of making cake donuts. The recipe calls for 540 grams of all-purpose flour or 4 1/3 cups. I usually just go off the volume (cups) but this time I figured I'd go off of weight. When I weighed out 540 grams, it came out to under 4 cups (closer to 3 3/4). I did NOT sift the flour. When a recipe calls for flour, does it assume that the flour is sifted and, therefore, more voluminous? The dough is currently hydrating in my fridge for the next 24 hours. It was very tacky so I am concerned there wasn't enough flour, but I followed the recipe per weight.
Do you folks normally stick with the weight and to he## with the cup measurement?
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