Homemade Self-Rising Flour Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How to make your own self-rising flour? ›

Just use this basic formula: For every 1 cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon fine salt. Whisk the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl or put them in a glass jar and shake well. Store your self-rising flour in an airtight container in the pantry.

For example, if a recipe calls for 2 cups of self-rising flour, you would mix together 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. You can also scale the recipe up to make a larger batch of DIY self-rising flour and store it for later use.

Self rising flour is a mixture made up of regular flour, baking powder and salt. You can make your own by combining 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon fine salt.

For every cup of self-rising flour, substitute one cup of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon baking soda.

To make self-raising flour, mix 100g plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder. When making cakes or bread, it is essential you use plain or self-raising flour as stated in the recipe for successful results. You can also buy self-raising flour, which has the raising agent already added.

A self-rising flour substitute made with all-purpose flour will produce a slightly less tender, but no less delicious, result.

A: Bisquick is a premixed baking product. It contains leavening (baking powder) and salt as same self rising flour does but also contains shortening.

If a cake calls for self-raising flour and you only have plain flour then you will need to add a raising agent to make the recipe work. The easiest raising agent to add is baking powder (or 'baking soda' as it is known in some parts of the world).

Combine 1 cup of plain flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder in a glass bowl and mix together.

As a general rule of thumb, you'll want to use about 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of all-purpose flour.

What is the active ingredient in self-rising flour? ›

Self-rising flour is flour with the baking powder and a bit of salt already added. It's a staple in many Southern recipes; it's traditionally made from a softer, lower protein version of all-purpose flour, which is what grows there.

How to make all-purpose flour self-rising? For every cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.

For every cup of self-raising flour called for in your recipe, measure out 1 level cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour. Add 2 tsp. (8 grams) baking powder. Whisk to combine.

Bicarbonate of soda is approximately 3 times more powerful than baking powder so it is best to use baking powder when making self raising flour. However, if you only have bicarbonate of soda, sift just over ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda through every 1 cup of plain flour.

To create self-raising flour from plain flour - for 150g/1 cup plain flour use half-teaspoon baking powder and half-teaspoon of bicarbonate soda (also known as baking soda).

What exactly sets plain flour and self-raising flour apart? What is the difference? Self-raising flour has a raising agent, and sometimes salt, already added to it. Plain flour requires you to add your raising agents separately to make your bakes rise.

Once again, self-rising flour is not the same thing as all-purpose flour nor is it the same thing as cake flour, bread flour, or pastry flour. Self-rising flour is almost exactly like all-purpose flour, but it has added salt and leavening mixed into it.

For example, if you are making 1 cup of all purpose flour, you would mix together 1/3 cup of white flour, 1/3 cup of whole wheat flour, and 1/3 cup of corn flour. Once you have mixed together the ingredients, you can use the flour in any recipe that calls for all purpose flour.