280g Bread Flour in Cups

280 grams of bread flour is about 2¼ cups — 127g per US cup. Full loaves and multi-pizza doughs live here. At this size a 10% error in flour weight changes the dough from slack to stiff.

280 g of bread flour is

about 2¼ cups

2.2 US cups · 35.3 tbsp · 522 ml · 127 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

2 cups+3 tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 2 cups + 3 tablespoons. It is about 28% of a 1 kg bag of bread flour.

Bread flour measures almost the same as all-purpose by volume, but dough hydration is calculated against the flour weight, so weigh it if you can.

280g of bread flour vs other ingredients

Ingredient	280g in cups	Per cup
Bread Flour	about 2¼ cups	127 g
All-Purpose Flour	2¼ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp	200 g
Butter	1¼ cups	227 g

See all 280g conversions on the 280 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby bread flour amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
255 g	2 cups	32.1 tbsp
260 g	about 2 cups	32.8 tbsp
270 g	2 cups + 2 tbsp	34 tbsp
275 g	2 cups + 2½ tbsp	34.6 tbsp
300 g	2⅓ cups	37.8 tbsp
320 g	2½ cups	40.3 tbsp
340 g	2⅔ cups	42.8 tbsp
350 g	2¾ cups	44.1 tbsp

Full ladder on the bread flour grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 280g of bread flour?

280 grams of bread flour is about 2¼ cups. In kitchen measures that is 2 cups + 3 tablespoons, worked out from 127 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of bread flour?

One US cup of bread flour weighs about 127 grams, one tablespoon about 7.94 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.65 grams.

How do I measure 280g of bread flour without a scale?

Use 2 cups + 3 tablespoons. Bread flour measures almost the same as all-purpose by volume, but dough hydration is calculated against the flour weight, so weigh it if you can.

Is it better to weigh bread flour or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the bread flour is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate