Learn how to make self-rising flour from all-purpose flour using simple pantry ingredients! By mixing flour, baking powder, and salt, you’ll have the perfect mixture for our quick and easy baking recipes.
Do you love recipe for sausage biscuits and gravy? How about banana nut bread with self rising flour or a nice piece of self rising cornbread recipe? If you answered yes to any of those, then you need to learn how to turn all-purpose flour into self-rising.
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Why We Prefer Self-Rising Flour for Baking
Self-rising flour (SRF) is a mixture of 3 pantry ingredients. By mixing them up ahead of time, you ensure that they are evenly mixed together and ready to add.
When mixing in a few teaspoons of a leavening agent like baking powder with cups of flour and other ingredients, there’s a chance it won’t be properly mixed throughout. This can cause a low or spotty rise in baked goods.
Mixing up your own SRF, fast and easy recipes like our 3 ingredients biscuits are quickly made without extra measuring.
Difference Between All-Purpose Flour and Self-Rising Flour
All-purpose flour is simply flour; it does not have any leavening agents in it.
Self-rising flour (SRF) has been mixed with baking powder and salt, giving it the ability to rise on its own when mixed with liquid. This makes it perfect for biscuits, scones, and other self rising flour recipes.
Ingredient Notes
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
How to Make Self-Rising Flour from All-Purpose Flour
- In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients.
- Whisk until the baking powder is evenly distributed.
- Use it immediately, or store it in an airtight container in your pantry.
Recipe FAQs
No, you cannot make this without baking powder. Baking powder is what gives this flour the ability to rise.
Yes, you can make this without salt, but your baked goods may not taste as good. Salt helps to balance out the sweetness of baked goods and it also provides some structure.
Yes, this does have an expiration date. I like to write the date that I made it on the jar so I know when to use it. This is good for up to 6 months.
This SRF mixture can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 months.
It’s a good idea to keep it in a glass jar to see how much you have left at a glance.
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How to Make Self-Rising Flour
Equipment
- large bowl
- whisk
- airtight container
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare. In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients.
- Mix. Whisk until the baking powder is evenly distributed.
- Enjoy. It is ready to use immediately, or you can store it in an airtight container for later use.
Notes
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Ned says
This is literally the most helpful! I ran out of self rising flour and didn’t realize it until it was too late and I had biscuits on the menu. You saved my life! The biscuits came out so light and fluffy that I’m never buying self rising again. Thank you!