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56g Flour in Cups

56 grams of all-purpose flour is about 7 tbsp — 125g per US cup. At this size the gap between a scooped cup and a spooned cup is larger than the amount itself, so measure with tablespoons or weigh it.

56 g of all-purpose flour is

about 7 tbsp

0.45 US cups · 7.17 tbsp · 106 ml · 125 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

¼ cup+3 tbsp+½ tsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. It is about 11% 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".

56g of all-purpose flour vs other ingredients

Ingredient56g in cupsPer cup
All-Purpose Flourabout 7 tbsp125 g
Granulated Sugar¼ cup + 1½ tsp200 g
Butter¼ cup227 g
Water3 tbsp + 2½ tsp236 g

See all 56g conversions on the 56 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby all-purpose flour amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
40 gabout ⅓ cup5.1 tbsp
45 g⅓ cup + 1½ tsp5.8 tbsp
50 g⅓ cup + 1 tbsp6.4 tbsp
55 g7 tbsp7 tbsp
60 gabout ½ cup7.7 tbsp
65 gabout ½ cup8.3 tbsp
70 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp
75 g½ cup + 1½ tbsp9.6 tbsp

Full ladder on the flour grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 56g of all-purpose flour?

56 grams of all-purpose flour is about 7 tbsp, 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 56g of all-purpose flour without a scale?

Use ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. 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

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