How to Measure Ingredients for Baking

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How to use a scale to measure flour by weight (the only accurate way). Understanding salt types. Demonstrating differences between measuring spoon types. Using a tea scale to measure salt and other small ingredients. Measuring liquids by weight and volume.

Common ingredient weight/volume

Flours
All-purpose Flour
1 cup (stir, scoop, level) = 5 oz = 142 grams
Cake Flour
1 cup (sifted into cup) = 3.5 oz = 100 grams
Cake Flour
1 cup (stir, spoon into cup, level) = 4 oz = 114 grams
Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup (stir, scoop, level) = 5.3 oz = 150 grams

Sugars
Granulated Sugar
1 cup = 7 oz = 200 grams
Brown Sugar
1 cup = 7.7 oz = 217 grams

Fats
Butter
1 cup = 8 oz = 227 grams
Oils
1 cup = 7.6 oz = 215 grams

Liquids
Water
1 cup = 8.3 oz = 236 grams
Heavy Cream
1 cup = 8.2 oz = 232 grams
Milk, buttermilk, sour cream, and half-and-half
1 cup = 8.5 oz = 242 grams

Eggs
1 large in shell = 2 oz = 57 grams
1 large without shell = 1.7 oz = 50 grams
1 large egg white = 1 oz = 30 grams
1 large egg yolk = 0.6 oz = 19 grams

Small Quantities
Instant Yeast
1 tsp = 3.2 grams
Table Salt
1 tsp = 5.7 grams
Diamond Crystal Kosher salt
1 tsp = 2.8 grams
Baking Powder
1 tsp = 4.9 grams
Baking soda
1 tsp = 5 grams