Dried Apricots
Dried apricots weigh 130g per cup when chopped. Whole dried apricots are lighter per cup due to air gaps. Turkish apricots are plumper and softer; California apricots are tangier and drier. The bright orange color comes from sulfur dioxide treatment — unsulfured apricots are darker brown but taste similar. Chop to desired size before measuring. Soak in warm water for 20 minutes to soften before blending into purees. Store in a sealed container for up to six months.
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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.