All-purpose flour
2.25 cups (2¼) flour to grams
2¼ cups of all-purpose flour weigh 281 g (9.92 oz) in US cups, spooned and leveled.
2¼ cups of all-purpose flour in grams
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2¼ cups of all-purpose flour is
281 g
9.92 oz 532 ml of volume
125 g per cup · Source: USDA
2.25 cups (2¼) flour to grams by cup size
| Cup | ml | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 532 | 281 |
| US legal cup | 540 | 285 |
| Metric cup | 563 | 297 |
| Imperial cup | 639 | 338 |
The cup you use changes the answer by up to 57 g: 2¼ metric cups of flour weigh 297 g and 2¼ imperial cups 338 g. 2¼ cups of flour weighs the same as 1¼ cups of butter. A 5 lb bag holds about 18 cups, so 2¼ cups uses about 12% of it.
How to measure 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour
- Fill the 1 cup measure twice and the ¼ cup measure once, and spoon and level each cup separately.
Spooned vs scooped. Scooping straight from the bag packs in more flour, so a scooped cup weighs more than 125 g.
Questions people ask
Is 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour 270 or 281 grams?
281 g at 125 g per cup; recipes based on King Arthur Baking's 120 g per cup give 270 g.
How many grams are 2¼ cups of bread flour or cake flour?
270 g, at 120 g per cup, 11 g less than all-purpose flour.
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