Measuring By Weight

Because of the global nature of the Internet, many recipes online list ingredients by weight. Several of my cookbooks have done this too. I’ve found that weighing is faster, easier and more convenient than measuring. For my own conversion of recipes and for others who might want to use this method, here is a little chart to help.

Food -- Ounces - Grams

Butter-- 8 - 227
vegetable shortening-- 9 - 256
cake flour--4 - 114
all purpose flour-- 4.25 - 121
bread flour-- 4.5 - 130
whole wheat flour-- 4.5 - 125
cornstarch-- 4.2 - 120
dutch processed cocoa--3.25 - 92
Hershey's cocoa-- 2.9 - 82
heavy cream-- 8.12 - 232
milk, buttermilk-- 8.5 - 242
molasses-- 11.25 - 322
corn syrup-- 11.5 - 328
honey-- 11.75 - 336
water-- 8.337 - 236
lemon juice-- 8.75 - 250
orange juice-- 8.5 - 242
amaretto-- 8.75 - 250
Chambord-- 9.1 - 260
Cointreau-- 8.5 - 244
Kahlua-- 9.6 - 267
kirsch-- 7.8 - 224
rum-- 7.8 - 224
Vodka-- 7 - 200
almonds, sliced-- 3 - 85
walnuts and pecans, coarsely chopped-- 4 - 114
hazelnuts-- 5 - 142
pistachios-- 5.32 - 152
almond paste-- 10 - 284
granulated sugar-- 7 - 200
superfine sugar-- 7 - 200
confectioners' sugar-- 4 - 115
light brown sugar-- 7.66 - 217
dark brown sugar-- 8.4 - 239
1 large egg, in shell-- 2 - 56.7
1 large egg, without shell-- 1.75 - 50
1 large egg white-- 1.05 - 30
1 large egg yolk-- 0.65 - 18.6
baking powder-- 1 teasp - 4.9
baking soda-- 1 teasp - 5
cream of tartar-- 1 teasp - 3.1
gelatin-- 1 teasp - 3.1
poppy seeds, 1/4 cup-- 1.25 - 36
salt-- 1 teasp - 6.7
vanilla extract-- 1 teasp - 4
grated citrus zest-- 1 teasp - 2