how many grams in a cup of currants?

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• How many grams are in a cup of currants?
  About 142 g for a cup of dried Zante currants, spoon-and-leveled per the King Arthur convention. Older or drier currants pack denser and can hit 150 g; freshly opened, plumper bags sit closer to 135 g. For a fruitcake calling for two cups of currants, that 15 g swing per cup matters less than for the flour, but it still shifts the fruit-to-batter ratio noticeably.
• Should I soak currants before measuring by the cup?
  Measure dry, then soak. Hot cross buns, scones, and Eccles cakes all spec dry-weight currants because soaked fruit weighs significantly more — a cup of currants plumped in tea or rum can run 180-200 g. If a recipe explicitly calls for soaked currants, it will say so and adjust the liquid downward to compensate.
• Can I swap raisins or sultanas cup-for-cup for currants?
  By volume, yes — but raisins are bigger and pack looser, so a cup of raisins runs 145-160 g while currants sit at 142 g. The bigger issue is distribution: currants disperse evenly through scone or fruitcake batter because they're small, while raisins create pockets. For Eccles cakes and traditional British fruit breads, stick with currants.

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