What is selfraising flour?

Answer 1

This is "white" wheat flour or wholemeal flour that is sold premixed with chemical leavening agents. It is flour that has a leavening agent - baking powder - and salt added to it during packaging

Answer 2

Self rising cake flour is flour that rises on its own as its got rising agent already added this means no yeast or baking powder needs to be added .Rising flour can also work out cheaper then buying the two ingredients sperateley.Just make sure to buy normal flour to bake things that do not need rising agents eg cookies.

Answer 3

Self raising flour is refined flour (maida) that contains raising agent (baking powder). So if you are using self raising flour to make a cake, you don't have to add baking powder to it. But if you are using the ordinary refined flour, you have to add baking powder.

Answer 4

It's all-purpose flour plus a leavening agent and salt. You can make it by sifting together the flour and the other dry ingredients. If you don't have a sifter, use a wire whisk. If you don't have a whisk, a fork. For each cup of flour, use 1/2 tsp salt and 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; or you can use 1 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp baking soda if there are acid ingredients in the recipe (like buttermilk or sour cream).

Answer 5

Self rising flour is used pretty much for the same things all purpose flour is. The difference between them is self rising flour already has the salt and baking powder mixed in it, while the all purpose flour doesn't. So if your recipe calls for all purpose flour and you only have self rising, just omit the salt and baking powder called for in the recipe. And if your recipe calls for self rising but you only have all purpose, then use it and add the salt and baking powder in yourself.

Answer 6

You add baking soda and salt to the flour. You can buy it ready made in products like Bisquick or you make your own. "One cup of self-rising flour contains 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt." Some people use self rising flour for quick breads. True breads require yeast.

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Answer 7

Selfraising flour is flour with raising agents like baking powder already added, which means that if you are using selfraising flour you don't need to add any raising agents.

Answer 8

As a raising agent.