Rice Flour
Rice flour weighs 158g per cup, denser than most wheat flours. White rice flour produces a fine, slightly sandy texture in baked goods. It does not absorb liquid the same way wheat flour does, so recipes designed for rice flour often include xanthan gum for binding. Sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) is different and should not be substituted — it is much stickier. Store rice flour in a sealed container in a cool, dry place for up to a year.
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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.