How to Make Self Rising Flour From Plain Flour & Baking Powder

There are several types of flour available in grocery stores, but all-purpose is a good choice for the home baker.

Self-rising flour is flour that has baking powder and salt added, and is used in recipes for quick breads and cakes. Self-rising flour is convenient for bakers who regularly bake from recipes calling for it. For most home bakers and cooks, however, it's better to buy all-purpose flour and add the needed baking powder and salt, as the additional ingredients cannot be removed from self-rising flour when you don't need the additional salt or chemical leavener. All-purpose flour has slightly more protein than self-rising flour, but the difference is usually negligible.

Things You'll Need

• Recipe
• All-purpose flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Sifter (optional)

Instructions

1. Identify the quantity of self-rising flour required by your recipe. Use the same amount of all-purpose flour.

2. Multiply the number of cups of flour by 1 1/4. This will be the number of teaspoons of baking powder to add to the all-purpose flour. For example, if your recipe calls for 3 cups of self-rising flour, use 3 cups of all-purpose flour and 3 3/4 tsp. of baking powder.

3. Add one pinch salt per cup of flour. If your recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, add three pinches of salt.

4. Sift the all-purpose flour with the baking powder and salt if your recipe calls for sifted self-rising flour. Proceed with the recipe as written.

References

• Fine Cooking: Choosing Flour for Baking: Molly Stevens
• How to Break an Egg: 1,453 Kitchen Tips, Food Fixes, Emergency Substitutions, and Handy Techniques: Fine Cooking Magazine: 2005
• Dummies.com: Substituting Ingredients

Resources

• All Recipes.com: Self Rising Flour