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Measure Out Flour Like This

Baked goods are sometimes fussy. While homemade treats are generally delicious, sometimes they come out heavy and dense. When that’s the case, refer to this trick.

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Measuring out dry ingredients for baked goods is one of the common pitfalls of baking. TikTok user sweetandsavorybyshinee shows that how you measure out your flour can really make or break a recipe.

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Simply scooping the flour leads to it becoming impacted and adding as much as 20 to 30 grams of extra flour per scoop.

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Here the flour is compressed and has a heavier weight.

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To ensure that you’re getting an accurate dry measure of flour, use a spoon to put the flour into the dry measuring cup. This leads to a more accurate measurement of flour, resulting in treats with the perfect tender and light texture. 

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With this measuring you get a more accurate amount of dry ingredients.

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