In this case, no, you should adhere to the weights called for within each publication’s recipes because not all brands measure flour the same. Some recipe developers reach their weight measurement by spooning flour delicately into a cup, while others call for scooping the cup into a canister, which obviously makes the measurement a little heavier. Why does no one agree on what the weight of 1 cup of flour should be? We should have a universally accepted measurement for flour, and all ingredients like it, but we do not. To that point, let’s return to that cup of flour.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2021 18:00 UTC