Tips for Better Bread Making
As a general guide:
1 cup bread flour | = 5 ounces |
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1 cup whole wheat flour | = 4 ounces |
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1 cup all purpose flour | = 4¾ ounces |
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1 tablespoon butter | = ½ ounce (1⁄8 stick) |
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2 tablespoons butter | = 1 ounce (¼ stick) |
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¼ cup butter | = 2 ounces (½ stick) |
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½ cup butter | = 4 ounces (1 stick) |
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1 cup granulated sugar | = 8 ounces |
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1 tablespoon granulated sugar | = ½ ounce |
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1 cup brown sugar | = 6 ounces |
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1 tablespoon brown sugar | = 1⁄3 ounce |
1 cup chopped nuts | = 4 ounces |
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1 cup fruits | = 5¼ ounces |
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1 cup chocolate chips | = 3 ounces |
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Measurement Conversion Chart
Bread machine recipes often call for some less common measurements such as an 1⁄8 cup. Use this chart to familiarize yourself with their equivalents.
1½ teaspoons | = ½ tablespoon |
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3 teaspoons | = 1 tablespoon |
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4 teaspoons | = 11⁄3 tablespoons |
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½ tablespoon | = 1½ teaspoons |
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1 tablespoon | = 3 teaspoons |
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2 tablespoons | = 1⁄8 cup |
4 tablespoons | = ¼ cup |
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5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon | = 1⁄3 cup |
8 tablespoons | =½ cup |
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12 tablespoons | = ¾ cup |
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16 tablespoons | = 1 cup |
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¼ cup | = 4 tablespoons |
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1⁄3 cup | = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
½ cup | = 8 tablespoons |
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¾ cup | = 12 tablespoons |
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1 cup | = 16 tablespoons |
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1⁄8 cup | = 2 tablespoons |
3⁄8 cup | = ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons |
5⁄8 cup | = ½ cup + 2 tablespoons |
7⁄8 cup | = ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons |
11⁄8 cup | = 1 cup + 2 tablespoons |
1¼ cup | = 1 cup + 4 tablespoons |
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