How to Measure Flour

Really great baked goods start with properly measuring your flour. Flour gets compacted in the bag/canister, so if you just scoop it up with the measuring cup you'll be putting too much into your recipe. And that means dry hard muffins.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Flour
• Measuring Cup
• Spoon
• Knife

1. 

   Scoop flour into the measuring cup with a spoon.

2. 

   Fill cup until it's overflowing

3. 

   Run the blade of a knife over the top of the cup to scrape the excess flour back into it's storage container.
   
   Tada!

Tips & Warnings

• These steps are especially important for white flour, which compacts more than whole wheat flour.
• If your recipe asks for sifted flour, the same approach applies - sift the flour (with a sifter or a sieve) over the measuring cup until it is overflowing then continue with Step 3.