Self-rising flour always seems to be that one ingredient in a recipe you don’t have stashed away in the pantry. It is called for in some recipes for pancakes and fried foods, but not so often that you ...

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A three-ingredient biscuit recipe in a Christmas event booklet made me question what I knew about a very basic ingredient: flour. The booklet was published for the 2003 Weihnachtsmarkt, a Christmas ...

Many Southern and British recipes call for self-rising flour, as in today’s scone recipe. Self-rising flour contains flour, baking powder and salt. I rarely have anything other than all-purpose and ...

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Save yourself a trip to the store with this easy formula for homemade self-rising flour. If you don't bake frequently, it probably isn't practical to keep your pantry stocked with an endless array of ...

The widespread flour shortages have created a situation where we’re grateful just to get our hands on whatever we can get. Whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cake flour, whatever bag is left on the ...

Self-rising flour, popular in many Southern recipes, is a lower-protein all-purpose flour that is mixed with baking powder and salt. Readily available in many Southern grocery stores, self-rising can ...