Sunflower Seed Butter
Sunflower seed butter weighs 240g per cup — same as peanut and almond butter. The leading nut-free school-safe substitute, with a slightly green-grassy flavor that can turn baked goods green when reacting with baking soda (harmless but startling). To prevent the green tint, use baking powder instead, or add 1 tablespoon lemon juice per cup of batter. Substitutes for peanut butter 1:1 in cookies, sauces, and dressings.
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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.