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yes. They are the same thing. Plain flour is an Australian term where all-purpose is the American.
There is no difference between plain flour and all-purpose flour. They are one and the same. All-purpose (plain) flour does not contain the salt and baking soda that self-rising flour has.
All-purpose flour is the same thing as plain flour. The terms are simply different for different parts of the world. In Australia and the United Kingdom, it is known as plain flour while in the United States and Canada it is known as All-Purpose Flour. This type of flour has a lower amount of gluten protein than bread flour, but more than baking flour so it is balanced and can be used for a wide range of purposes.
yeast and baking powderActually, there is no yeast in self raising flour. Self raising flour is flour with bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar (tartaric acid). This causes a double action rising effect. This is essentially the same as plain flour with added baking powder.
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It is best to use self-raising flour if the recipe asks for it, as it is not the same as plain flour, but you can substitute plain flour for self-raising flour provided you add raising agents like baking powder and bicarbonate of soda yourself to the flour.
Yes, assuming that by "plain flour" you mean all-purpose flour. Because all three sound like the exact same thing.
No. Buckwheat is it's own grain and has a very distinctive flavor.
That is 2.9 cups of flour
If you were baking a cake: Self-Raising Flour - would make it rise Plain Flour - wouldn't make it rise People use self-raising in cakes to make them bigger, but they use plain in pancakes so it keeps it thin.