Chickpea Flour
Chickpea flour (also called besan or gram flour) weighs only 92g per cup, making it notably lighter than wheat flour. It has a strong, bean-like flavor that mellows with cooking. Common in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cooking for flatbreads, fritters, and batters. It binds well and works as an egg replacer in some recipes. Because of its low density, do not substitute it 1:1 by volume for wheat flour. Store in a cool, dry place for up to six months.
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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.