How to measure bread flour
What differs is protein. Bread flour has more of it, so it soaks up a little more water and builds a chewier crumb. When you use it in place of all-purpose flour in a yeast dough, keep the grams the same and be ready to add a spoonful of water if the dough feels stiff.
Source: 120 grams per US cup is the weight per cup used by US baking charts such as King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart. A US cup is about 237 milliliters.
Bread flour: cups to grams chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 15 g | 0.53 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 40 g | 1.41 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 60 g | 2.12 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 80 g | 2.82 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 90 g | 3.17 oz |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 4.23 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 180 g | 6.35 oz |
| 2 cups | 240 g | 8.47 oz |
| 3 cups | 360 g | 12.7 oz |
| 4 cups | 480 g | 16.9 oz |
Tablespoons and teaspoons of bread flour
Three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons make a cup, so the spoon weights follow straight from the 120 grams per cup. Use level spoons, not heaped ones.
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tsp | 0.6 g |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.3 g |
| 1 tsp | 2.5 g |
| 1 tbsp | 7.5 g |
| 2 tbsp | 15 g |
| 3 tbsp | 23 g |
| 4 tbsp | 30 g |
Grams of bread flour to cups
Going the other way, divide the grams by 120. A cup of bread flour weighs 117 grams less than a cup of water, which is 237 grams.
| Grams | Cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.21 cup | just under 1/4 cup |
| 50 g | 0.42 cup | just over 3/8 cup |
| 100 g | 0.83 cup | just under 7/8 cup |
| 150 g | 1.25 cups | about 1 1/4 cups |
| 200 g | 1.67 cups | about 1 2/3 cups |
| 250 g | 2.08 cups | just under 2 1/8 cups |
| 300 g | 2.5 cups | about 2 1/2 cups |
| 400 g | 3.33 cups | about 3 1/3 cups |
| 500 g | 4.17 cups | just over 4 1/8 cups |
| 1,000 g | 8.33 cups | about 8 1/3 cups |
Other flours per cup
- All-purpose flour: 120 grams per cup
- Cake flour: 114 grams per cup
- Whole wheat flour: 113 grams per cup
- Almond flour: 96 grams per cup
For every ingredient in one place, open the cups to grams converter. The pizza dough calculator works in grams from the start, which suits flour well, and the recipe scaler resizes a whole recipe before you convert it.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup of bread flour?
About 60 grams. A full cup is about 120 grams and 1/4 cup about 30 grams.
How many cups is 100 grams of bread flour?
About 0.83 cups, just under 7/8 cup. Divide the grams by 120 to get cups.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of bread flour?
About 7.5 grams in a tablespoon and 2.5 grams in a teaspoon, measured level.
Can I use all-purpose flour instead of bread flour?
Yes, gram for gram. The bread will be a bit softer and rise slightly less, because all-purpose flour forms less gluten. Pizza and bagels show the difference most, sandwich loaves hardly at all.