Quick, how many cups in 5 lbs of flour? I realize this is an old thread, and a lot incorrect information from people who confused dry measure (volume) with weight measurements. Sicilian Caponata Recipe.

• Table 3. Metric system conversion table: Liquid capacity: 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) 1 pint (pt) = 16 fl oz 1 quart (qt) 1 gal (gal) 1 liter (l) 1 milliliter (ml).
• 1 gallon makes 128 ounces and 1 ounce is 0.0078 gallon in U.S measure. There are 8 ounces in a cup, 2 cups in a pint, 2 pints in a quart and 4 quarts in a gallon.
• Pints. A pint is equal to 2 cups (example: a large glass of milk!) 1 pint = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces.

I teach this in a basic food and nutrition class all the time, and maybe the added information will be helpful to someone. Old threads aren't "old" to new readers. I agree with leany, and a few others - The average 5# bag of flour has approximately 1. The problem comes from how people measure a dry volume cup (pack or fluff), AND the simple fact there are no manufacturing standards for the size of a measuring cup (or measuring spoons, either), so that inexpensive set made in China from the Dollar Store, or those decorative heart- shaped measuring cups, may be slightly smaller/larger than the expensive stainless steel, professional- grade set ordered from King Arthur Flour. But weighing a "cup" on a kitchen scale doesn't make it any easier because the "experts" don't agree on how much a "cup" of flour weighs.

Add to that the differences in the weight of flour from season- to- season. It's heavier from moisture it absorbs in a humid environment of spring, and dryer in the winter. As a bonus for reading this far (also from my classes, and I include recipes in the handout). Approximate amounts of flour to make..- -- loaf of bread - 3- 4 cups- -- 1. Eight 9" tortillas - 2 c.- -- 5 servings of homemade noodles - 2 to 2- 1/2 cups- -- 1.

Recipe for Crepes - 1 cup- -- Wacky Cake - 1- 1/2 cup (8- inch sq.

How many oz make a cup? 8 oz = 1 cup How many oz/cups make a pt? 16 oz = 1 pt 2 cups = 1 pt How many pt/oz/cups make a qt? 2 pt = 1 qt 32 oz = 1 qt 4 cups = 1 qt How.

Step 1: Enter a Baking Powder Amount to Convert * You may enter whole numbers, decimals or fractions (ie: 6, 5.33, 1/2, 3/4, 17 3/8) * Precision is how many numbers. Dixie Cup is the brand name for a line of disposable paper cups that were first developed in the United States in 1907 by Lawrence Luellen, a lawyer in Boston. · For some reason, I can never seem to remember how many ounces are in a cup, cups are in a pint, quart, gallon, and so on. So I'm going to write them down.