How to Measure Flour

Flour measurements for all Mürbeteig recipes are based on unbleached all-purpose flour with protein content of three grams per one-fourth cup (twelve grams per one cup). Measure the flour un-sifted and fill the cup scantly. To get the scant measure, dip out a cup of flour and then shake off some of the flour so the cup measures somewhere between three-fourths full and full to the rim. Before getting started with a Mürbeteig recipe, please read “Four Crucial Variables in Baking” starting, with special attention to the first variable’s extended explanation on measuring flour, as well as the “Guidelines to Adjust Flour Amounts”.