Spelt Flour
Spelt flour is an ancient grain with a slightly sweet, nutty flavor. At 120g per cup, it weighs similarly to whole wheat flour. Spelt can often substitute for AP flour 1:1 by weight, but requires gentler mixing as its gluten is more fragile. Reduce mixing time by about 25% compared to wheat flour recipes. German Type 630 is the standard spelt flour widely available in German supermarkets.
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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.