You can, but it may result in the crust not being quite as flaky as it would be if you use an all purpose flour. Just be sure to not add any salt to it since self-rising flour already has salt in it.
Yes you can, but it results are different.
You can use flour or tapioca starch as substitutes for cornstarch in pie filling.
No. Listen to the recipe. It is all powerful.
No you use special flour from Tibet which is high in the mountains and you have to ride a buffalo there to get it You can use plain flour but then you have to add baking powder, I think you add about 1/2 a tsp.
No, bread flour is not typically used in chess pie recipes. Chess pie traditionally relies on all-purpose flour for its filling, which creates a smooth and custard-like texture. Using bread flour, which has a higher protein content, could alter the pie's consistency and result in a denser texture that is not characteristic of a classic chess pie.
Not unless you have Celiac /Coeliac disease or are allergic to wheat. If you are eating the flour cooked in something, it should present no problem at all. If you are eating the flour raw this is also not harmful (people eat cookie dough all the time), but I wouldn't personally advise it due to the definite "floury" taste which uncooked flour has.
add a tablespoon of flour to mixture before baking
When you take it out of the can, mix in a little flour and that should do the job!
Comstock pie filling is a brand of pie filling. It makes delicious pies.
Much like how flour is used in gravy, cornflour is a thickener. If the cornflour is omitted from the recipe, the pie filling will come out with a somewhat soupy texture.
You can but self-rising flour has salt and baking soda added to it as a leavening agent. If you use all purpose instead of self-rising you will need to add soda and salt so that you don't end up with a flat cake or cookies.
A suitable substitute for cornstarch in pie recipes is tapioca flour or arrowroot powder. These ingredients can thicken the filling in a similar way to cornstarch.