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TIPS fOR BETTER BREAd MAKING

As a general guide:

1 cup bread flour = 5 ounces
1 cup whole wheat flour = 4 ounces
1 cup all purpose flour = 4¾ ounces
1 tablespoon butter = ½ ounce (18 stick)
2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce (¼ stick)
¼ cup butter = 2 ounces (½ stick)
½ cup butter = 4 ounces (1 stick)
1 cup granulated sugar = 8 ounces
1 tablespoon granulated sugar = ½ ounce
1 cup brown sugar = 6 ounces
1 tablespoon brown sugar = 13 ounce
1 cup chopped nuts = 4 ounces
1 cup fruits = 5¼ ounces
1 cup chocolate chips = 3 ounces
MEASUREMENT CONvERSION CHART

Bread machine recipes often call for some less common

measurements such as an 18 cup. Use this chart to familiarize

yourself with their equivalents.

1½ teaspoons = ½ tablespoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 teaspoons = 113 tablespoons
½ tablespoon = 1½ teaspoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoons = 18 cup
4 tablespoons = ¼ cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 13 cup
8 tablespoons =½ cup
12 tablespoons = ¾ cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
¼ cup = 4 tablespoons
13 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
½ cup = 8 tablespoons
¾ cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
18 cup = 2 tablespoons
38 cup = ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons
58 cup = ½ cup + 2 tablespoons
78 cup = ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons
118 cup = 1 cup + 2 tablespoons
1¼ cup = 1 cup + 4 tablespoons
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