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As long as the recipe calling for regular flour also has baking powder or baking soda in it and you don't put that in also. If there is yeast in the recipe, then no you should not use self rising.
like an hour at most .
If the recipe calls for baking soda, it must be panned and baked immediately. If the recipe calls for baking powder, you have more time to get it in the oven and you could even refridgerate( with some loss of rise) and bake later( not days later but hours later).
the same time as baking 1 potato if your oven is large enough
One that works. What recipe you use depends on what you think the judges are looking for. However if the recipe is not "of your own making", you do have to ask yourself whether it's cheating or not (i.e you're borrowing someone else's cooking skill). On the other hand, recipe really isn't that important, so long as you have the required baking skills to match. (Anyone can make the recipe the wrong way).
If you are baking the chicken it is really not necessary to boil it first, just put it in the baking dish and set the oven to the temperature called for in the recipe. The only time I boil chicken is if I am making a soup or stew - boiling for 10 minutes or so cooks most of the meat off the bones.
24 hour
Double the time they tell you for a single one A different Answer! If you are baking the recipe in a conventional oven (not a microwave) you must NOT double the time, or your bar cookies will be badly burned. You should bake the doubled recipe in 2 PANS, for the same amount of time as a single recipe, OR in a larger pan, for the same amount of time, then TEST the center of the pan to determine if the cookies are baked through. You may need to increase baking time, but that depends on many factors, including the thickness of the bar cookies and the temperature of the oven.
About two to three hours including prep time and baking time.
Yes. A cake will rise from steam alone, as long as your mixing method creates enough bubbles before it goes in the oven. The normal mixing method for a sponge cake involves whipping the eggs and sugar, and then folding in flour and fat. If you do this, the cake will still rise, whether you add baking powder or not.
If the question means to say "self-rising flour," then the answer is yes, as long as you adjust the amount of baking powder and/or baking soda in the recipe. self-rising flour should not be used for foods other than raised baked goods.
The traditional recipe calls for anise oil, so if you want to omit it then I would substsitute equal amounts of a vegetable or other light oil, perhaps canola. Except for taste, the cookie recipe should be otherwise unaffected. As long as you change no other ingredients, the cookies should bake and look as they normally would.