How many grams is half a cup of pastry flour?
½ cup of pastry flour ≈ 53 g
Because one US cup of pastry flour weighs about 106 grams, half a cup of it is roughly 53 grams. Pastry flour is soft and low in protein, so it settles lighter in the cup than all-purpose flour.
Recipes that list pastry flour in cups assume an average density. The figure above is a sensible typical value; if your recipe is sensitive, weigh on a kitchen scale — see our methodology.
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Pastry flour conversion chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 13.25 g | 0.467 oz | 2 |
| ¼ cup | 26.5 g | 0.935 oz | 4 |
| ⅓ cup | 35.33 g | 1.25 oz | 5.33 |
| ½ cup | 53 g | 1.87 oz | 8 |
| ⅔ cup | 70.67 g | 2.49 oz | 10.67 |
| ¾ cup | 79.5 g | 2.8 oz | 12 |
| 1 cup | 106 g | 3.74 oz | 16 |
| 1¼ cups | 132.5 g | 4.67 oz | 20 |
| 1½ cups | 159 g | 5.61 oz | 24 |
| 2 cups | 212 g | 7.48 oz | 32 |
| 3 cups | 318 g | 11.22 oz | 48 |
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* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.