Sunday, February 24, 2013

Gluten-Free Flour Volume-Weight Conversions

Here is a handy reference for baking by weight, versus volume, which I highly recommend for gluten-free baking!  It will make all the difference and can make or break your baked goods!!

FLOUR TYPE                        1 CUP WEIGHT (IN GRAMS)

Almond Flour                           112
Amaranth Flour                        120
Arrowroot                                 128
Brown Rice Flour                     158
Buckwheat Flour                      120
Chestnut Flour                          100
Coconut Flour                           112
Corn Flour / Masa Harina         112
Cornmeal (Medium)                 128
Cornstarch                                128
Fava Bean Flour                       132
Garbanzo (Chickpea)               120
Millet                                        120
Oat Flour                                  120
Split Pea Flour                         160
Potato Flour                             180
Potato Starch                           170
Quinoa Flour                           112
Romano Bean                          128
Soy Flour                                 112
Sorghum Flour                         127
Sweet Potato                            180
Sweet Rice                               204
Tapioca Starch                         125
Teff Flour                                 120
White Rice                               158

2 comments:

Regina said...

Depending on how you measure, the weight of 1 cup of flour can vary by 30-40 grams (1/4 cup!) I wrote a post on how to troubleshoot this problem on my blog. Even if you measure accurately just like this chart, the authors of other recipes might not. I wrote some troubleshooting tips about this chart on my blog. http://ablogforharmony.blogspot.com/2013/07/gluten-free-flour-weight-conversions.html

Kirsten said...

Thank you for your comment Regina! This problem is why I recommend using a scale to weigh the flour. I have been baking this way (using a scale and the above chart) and the recipes have turned out great. If you are using a recipe that has grams and then use this chart to determine how many cups (without weighing), then yes, you might have troubles, as you said! Bottom line, use a scale! They are relatively inexpensive. I think I paid about $30.00 for mine and it works wonderfully!