280g Flour in Cups

280 grams of all-purpose flour is 2¼ cups — 125g per US cup. Bread and batch amounts are where cup measuring drifts furthest: four scooped cups of flour can weigh 100 g more than four spooned cups.

280 g of all-purpose flour is

2¼ cups

2.24 US cups · 35.8 tbsp · 530 ml · 125 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

2¼ cups

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Measuring by hand? That is 2¼ cups. It is about 56% of a 500 g bag of flour.

Fluff the flour, spoon it into the cup, and level the top. Pushing the cup into the bag compacts it and can pack 30% more flour into the same "1 cup".

280g of all-purpose flour vs other ingredients

Ingredient	280g in cups	Per cup
All-Purpose Flour	2¼ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp	200 g
Butter	1¼ cups	227 g
Water	1 cup + 3 tbsp	236 g

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

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby all-purpose flour amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
255 g	2 cups	32.6 tbsp
260 g	2 cups + 1½ tbsp	33.3 tbsp
270 g	2 cups + 2½ tbsp	34.6 tbsp
275 g	about 2¼ cups	35.2 tbsp
300 g	2⅓ cups + 1 tbsp	38.4 tbsp
320 g	about 2½ cups	41 tbsp
340 g	2¾ cups	43.5 tbsp
350 g	2¾ cups	44.8 tbsp

Full ladder on the flour grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 280g of all-purpose flour?

280 grams of all-purpose flour is 2¼ cups, because one US cup weighs 125 grams.

How many grams are in 1 cup of all-purpose flour?

One US cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 125 grams, one tablespoon about 7.81 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.6 grams.

How do I measure 280g of all-purpose flour without a scale?

Use 2¼ cups. Fluff the flour, spoon it into the cup, and level the top. Pushing the cup into the bag compacts it and can pack 30% more flour into the same "1 cup".

Is it better to weigh all-purpose flour or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the all-purpose 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