Hi Liz! Flour is one of the trickiest ingredients to measure by volume because it packs itself down very easily. This is why we recommend measuring ingredients, especially flour, by weight so it's consistent every time. When measuring flour by volume, a cup can hold between 4 oz (which is what our recipes are based on) up to 6 oz or even more. (These are ounces by weight, not by volume.) So you can imagine if the flour packed itself enough that there were 6 oz by weight in each cup, you'd get to the 17 oz by weight of flour that the recipe is calling for before you actually have 4 volumetric cups. It sounds like Judith had some great baker's intuition and was able to see that the ratio of flour to water in the dough didn't require her to continue adding flour. If anyone prefers to measure flour by volume rather than weight, we have a video demonstrating the measuring method to get the most accurate results. Kindly, Annabelle@KAF

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