Applesauce (unsweetened)
Unsweetened applesauce weighs 245g per cup. The single most popular butter and egg substitute in lower-fat baking — replace ½ cup butter or oil with ½ cup applesauce, or replace one egg with ¼ cup applesauce. Works best in dense quick breads, muffins, and brownies where some structural loss is acceptable. Don't use in cookies meant to spread or in cakes that depend on creamed butter for lift. Refrigerate after opening.
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03 // WHY IT MATTERS
If your cookies spread, your bread is gummy, or your cake sinks — flour weight is usually why.
A scooped cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 125g to 180g. That's a 44% range — enough to wreck a cake.
Modern recipes use the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup without packing, then sweep flat with a knife.
The scoop method — pushing the cup directly into the bag — packs in 40-50% more flour.