How to Measure Flour the Right Way

Knowing how to measure flour the right way is the key to baking all sorts of delicious things! So often when I get questions about things that went wrong with recipes it's the flour was not measured properly. Packing too much in can lead to bready, dense, crumbly baked goods. Not to mention lots of frustration and wasted ingredients! Let me know if you'd like to see more of these baking 101 videos!

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[Lashlove]

Why has NO ONE EVER told us about this ????
Seriously your channel is sooo great !!!

[melissaleistrabittner]

You may have already thought of this but you could create a master class type of series with the basics of baking, etc. Your method of explanation and demonstration is simply the best. You are a wonderful teacher and have all the qualities of instruction that make the subject enjoyable - experience, creativity, humor, humility and kindness. The way you explain everything really helps the viewer understand. I just love your videos. 😊💜

[mariahkemp]

The 30 people who dislike this are the ones that pack their flour 😂😂😂

[pillowmintlover]

You have saved my future meals and desserts. Seriously. Thank you!

[blackdogsMT]

As a 9 year old in 4-H and then again in middle school home-ec this is something that was engrained in my head! Thanks for passing it along to new bakers.

[christinekohnle]

Your tip on measuring by volume after fluffing the flour is an EXCELLENT tip!

I have a culinary degree and in the Pastry class I took we were taught to measure EVERYTHING by weight. Because if you don’t your final product could be terrible. Whereas in culinary adjustments can be made.

Most recipes written in the USA use the volume method of measuring dry ingredients, you can try looking for foreign/international recipes or recipes written by a chef, I have more confidence using either one.

I started to vacuum seal most of my dry ingredients in which it preserves and prevents those little pesky moths, but it compacts the flour to a brick making it difficult to work with. And before either weight or volume measurements are taking it has to be sifted. In which it throws the volume measurements WAY off. I wish I could figure out a way to mimic your volume measurement method…

[sweetk]

Best practice, always sift first! Then again, I cannot even imagine a world without my kitchen scales! Yup, I'm the proud owner of several ones, including one that measures by % for when I'm baking with bread formulas :)

[frankbiz]

So glad you posted this because baking is a science and the only way to get the best consistency is to use a scale. And for those who don’t want to at least they know how to get close results by how you showed them to use the cup. 👍🏻

[mochibear]

This is so interesting! Sometimes it's the simplest things that make all the difference! I usually use a scale, but over Christmas the battery died & my cakes were disasters (I couldn't work out where I had gone wrong!)- I was guilty of dipping in the bag! Thanks John! 👍

[Overthought]

1:57 lmao @ the attempted smooth transition, "well, I'm glad you asked!", undercut by the measuring cup slipping out and hitting the scale with a loud BANG

[tqegkinzaazam]

Now I finally know why my “moist” vanilla cupcakes turn out unbelievably dense. So glad you made this video. You should make more videos like this in the near future.

[samanthaoutten]

I wish all American recipes were in grams. Such fantastic stuff coming from the USA but I nearly always opt for UK recipes for the weight measurements as they are more accurate 😃 Love your channel 💕

[DiffuserDudeAromatherapy]

Well holy crap! Ive been doing it all wrong my whole life. Who woulda thought there would be such a difference! Thanks!

[jazzs]

THANK YOU!!! Wow, I’ve been baking for 10 yrs now and never thought I’ve been doing it wrong...😕 I AM SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR CHANEL And came across this “how to measure flour properly” Thank you so much for the very informative video!! ❤️

[Camellia]

The perfect measurements of your recipes makes me turn to your videos again and again for a perfect baking. Preppy Kitchen is the only channel I trust my deserts will work out great if I don’t want to ruin them.

[Zireael]

I’ve watched so many videos about how to measure flour. This is the one video that was very clear about fluffing the flour and sprinkling it in, not just spooning it in! 2:11 I’m so happy 😂🥳 Thank you for being such a great teacher! I would love to see you make more videos covering the basics of cooking and baking! ❤

[kattia]

Strange, 4 comments, yet according to my screen there are no likes and NO VIEWS!! LOL
Well, not sure how 60+years of not using a scale and using nothing but measuring cups and my mom is an awesome baker. She used to bake and decorate cakes and sell them out of our house for extra money when I was growing up.
But, YOU are awesome either way you cook/bake!

[joesmith-gcwq]

Great video. Learning to bake and I had no idea I was doing it wrong. I do have a scale never thought to use it. Thanks so much! Liz

[connie]

Thank you, thank you! While baking goodies for Easter, our son was watching me bake. I told him that to be successful in baking, remember it's just some techniques, and that it all boils down to basic chemistry [most importantly--measure]. Now, I will add in "weigh". Your demonstration proved the importance of it all! If we all take the "time" to cook and bake let's make it a success! ;o)

[tayyibajan]

I found this page accidently and omg the best I've ever subscribed. You explain every detail of what your doing just so we dont make the most simplistic mistakes such as measuring flour. I've never seen anyone explain something as simple as thay. Amazing and thankyou. Enjoy watching your shows