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Actually, 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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Bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar.

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What agent and procedure make cakes rise?

self raising flour


Do rice cakes contain flour?

Actually it doesn't contain flour instead you can make flour from rice.


What cakes can be baked without baking powder?

any cake that uses self raising flour.


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There are several foods that contain baking powder. Many breads, biscuits, cakes, cookies, and other food items contain baking soda.


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You can use it for baking mostly cookies cakes. Not really bread though you need self raising flour for that!!! Oh and yeast!


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