Pour flour into a large mixing bowl, adding slightly more than the recipe calls for. This makes it faster and easier to spoon flour into the measuring cup. Lightly spoon flour into cup so that it is mounded and brimming over with flour.
What's wrong with scooping flour directly out of a flour bag or storage container? When you scoop flours and starches out of the bag the dry ingredients easily compact, causing you to add more flour, by volume, than a recipe actually calls for.
There is also the possibility that you may end up with less flour than needed when you scoop directly from the bag. But direct scooping is more likely to result in excess amounts of flours and starches in your recipes.
Baking is based on the science of chemistry and accurate measuring is important to consistent baking results.
