Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Wed, 27 May 2015 21:04:04 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Thomas wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 3:14:46 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> >> > > Yup. 5 lbs of flour yields 20 cups so if you multiply that out
> >> > > >with 4 cups per large loaf, you get 50 loaves for 38cents
> each >> > > and >the small cost of a little sugar, salt and yeast.
> >> >
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> >>
> >> Better rethink that math...
> >
> > Grin, humm. She was talking 50 lbs of flour. 5x10=50x4=200 cups.
> > divide by 4 cups for a larger loaf, 50 loaves. Basics are a 1 lb of
> > flour yields what is 'called' a 2lb loaf. It doesn't actually weigh
> > that but then its not all flour.
> >
> > Not sure if i messed up or I misexplained it.
> > Carol
>
> 1 pound of AP flour equals about 3 cups... 50 pounds equals about 150
> cups. One pound of flour will produce about a 20 ounce loaf of plain
> white bread (much of the liquid evaporates during baking), you'd need
> to add a lot of dates n' nuts to make it a 2 pound loaf.

http://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_cu..._in_a_5_lb_bag

There is some variation depending on flour type and how well you fluff
it but most searches yield 20 and a few say 19. You are at a minumum
3/4 cups off per lb there. Properly fluffed, its 20 on average for a
white flour.



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