| All-purpose flour | Spoon into the cup and level; do not pack | 0.62 | a little under ⅔ cup |
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| Bread flour | Dry flour, spooned and levelled | 0.62 | a little under ⅔ cup |
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| Whole wheat flour | Dry flour, spooned and levelled | 0.66 | ⅔ cup |
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| Almond flour | Fine almond flour; not almond meal | 0.78 | a little over ¾ cup |
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| Coconut flour | Dry coconut flour, levelled | 0.59 | a little under ⅔ cup |
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| Granulated sugar | White granulated sugar, levelled | 0.38 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Caster sugar | Superfine sugar, levelled | 0.39 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Packed brown sugar | Light or dark brown sugar, packed | 0.35 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Powdered sugar | Unsifted powdered sugar | 0.66 | ⅔ cup |
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| Butter | US packaged butter; two 4 oz sticks per US cup. Do not substitute melted for solid butter unless the recipe permits. | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Water | Liquid water; approximate room-temperature kitchen density of 1 g/mL | 0.32 | a little under ⅓ cup |
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| Honey | Pourable honey; source tablespoon is normalised using 16 US tablespoons per cup | 0.22 | a little under ¼ cup |
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| Maple syrup | Pourable maple syrup | 0.24 | a little under ¼ cup |
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| Dry long-grain rice | Dry, uncooked long-grain rice; not cooked rice | 0.38 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Dry rolled oats | Dry old-fashioned or quick oats; not cooked oats or oat flour | 0.84 | about 0.84 cups |
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| Cocoa powder | Unsweetened cocoa, levelled | 0.89 | about 0.89 cups |
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| Cornstarch | Dry cornstarch, levelled; not coarse cornmeal | 0.67 | ⅔ cup |
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| Peanut butter | Smooth spoonable peanut butter; stir separated oil in first | 0.28 | a little over ¼ cup |
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| Chocolate chips | Regular chocolate chips; not mini chips | 0.44 | a little under ½ cup |
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| Whole almonds | Whole unblanched almonds; not sliced or ground | 0.53 | a little over ½ cup |
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| Chopped walnuts | Chopped walnuts; not whole walnut halves | 0.66 | ⅔ cup |
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| Unsweetened shredded coconut | Unsweetened shredded coconut; not flakes or desiccated coconut | 1.42 | a little over 1 ⅓ cups |
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| Yogurt | Plain yogurt, regular (not Greek or strained); stir before measuring | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Milk | Fresh whole or reduced-fat milk, liquid | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Buttermilk | Liquid cultured buttermilk | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Heavy cream | Liquid heavy cream, light cream or half-and-half; not whipped | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Sour cream | Full-fat sour cream, spooned and levelled | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Cream cheese | Full-fat block cream cheese, softened and packed into the cup | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Cottage cheese | Cottage cheese with its liquid, spooned and levelled | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Grated cheese | Grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed | 0.66 | ⅔ cup |
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| Grated Parmesan | Finely grated hard Parmesan-style cheese, loosely filled | 0.75 | ¾ cup |
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| Sourdough starter | Ripe, fed wheat-flour starter at 100% hydration; stir down before measuring | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Mayonnaise | Full-fat mayonnaise, spooned and levelled | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Vegetable oil | Neutral liquid vegetable, canola or sunflower oil | 0.38 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Olive oil | Liquid olive oil | 0.38 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Table salt | Fine table salt, levelled; kosher and flaked salts weigh much less per spoon | 0.26 | a little over ¼ cup |
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| Baking powder | Levelled teaspoon of baking powder | 0.39 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Baking soda | Levelled measure of bicarbonate of soda | 0.26 | a little over ¼ cup |
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| Ground cinnamon | Ground cinnamon, levelled spoon | 0.6 | a little under ⅔ cup |
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| Vanilla extract | Pure vanilla extract, liquid | 0.36 | a little over ⅓ cup |
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| Cake flour | Unbleached cake flour, spooned and levelled | 0.62 | a little under ⅔ cup |
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| Self-rising flour | Self-rising flour, spooned and levelled | 0.66 | ⅔ cup |
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| Rye flour | Medium rye flour, spooned and levelled | 0.71 | a little over ⅔ cup |
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| Oat flour | Oat flour, spooned and levelled | 0.82 | a little over ¾ cup |
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| Semolina flour | Semolina flour, spooned and levelled | 0.46 | a little under ½ cup |
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| Cornmeal | Whole cornmeal, spooned and levelled; not cornstarch | 0.54 | a little over ½ cup |
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| Molasses | Liquid molasses | 0.22 | a little under ¼ cup |
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| Corn syrup | Light or dark corn syrup | 0.24 | a little under ¼ cup |
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| Jam or preserves | Jam or fruit preserves, spooned and levelled | 0.22 | a little under ¼ cup |
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| Applesauce | Smooth applesauce | 0.29 | a little under ⅓ cup |
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| Mashed banana | Ripe banana, mashed and levelled in the cup | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Pumpkin purée | Canned or homemade pumpkin purée | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |
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| Raisins | Loose raisins, not packed | 0.5 | ½ cup |
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| Dried cranberries | Dried cranberries, loosely filled | 0.66 | a little under ⅔ cup |
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| Sweetened shredded coconut | Sweetened shredded coconut, loosely filled | 0.88 | about 0.88 cups |
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| Quinoa | Whole dry quinoa, uncooked | 0.42 | a little under ½ cup |
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| Chia seeds | Dry chia seeds | 0.51 | a little over ½ cup |
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| Pecans | Whole pecan halves | 0.71 | a little under ¾ cup |
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| Instant yeast | Instant dry yeast, levelled spoon | 0.52 | a little over ½ cup |
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| Espresso powder | Instant espresso powder, levelled spoon | 0.67 | ⅔ cup |
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| Evaporated milk | Canned evaporated milk, liquid | 0.33 | ⅓ cup |