All-purpose flour
2 cups flour to grams
2 cups of all-purpose flour weigh 250 g (8.82 oz) in US cups, spooned and leveled.
2 cups of all-purpose flour in grams
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2 cups of all-purpose flour is
250 g
8.82 oz 473 ml of volume
125 g per cup · Source: USDA
2 cups flour to grams by cup size
| Cup | ml | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 473 | 250 |
| US legal cup | 480 | 254 |
| Metric cup | 500 | 264 |
| Imperial cup | 568 | 300 |
The cup you use changes the answer by up to 50 g: 2 metric cups of flour weigh 264 g and 2 imperial cups 300 g. 2 cups of flour weighs the same as 1¼ cups of granulated sugar. A 5 lb bag holds about 18 cups, so 2 cups uses about 11% of it.
How to measure 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- Fill the 1 cup measure twice, and spoon and level each cup separately.
Spooned vs scooped. Scooping straight from the bag packs in more flour, so a scooped cup weighs more than 125 g.
Questions people ask
Is 2 cups of all-purpose flour 240 or 250 grams?
250 g at 125 g per cup; recipes based on King Arthur Baking's 120 g per cup give 240 g.
How many grams are 2 cups of bread flour or cake flour?
240 g, at 120 g per cup, 10 g less than all-purpose flour.
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