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Homemade Self-Rising Flour Substitute
No self-rising flour? Save yourself a trip to the store!
Any baker will tell you that they’ve had a moment where they realized a recipe calls for self-rising flour, and it’s just not in the cupboard. But it takes less than one minute to make your own, and you probably have the ingredients in your pantry!
For each cup of self-rising flour whisk together 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt. Make sure to stir whisk the mixture throughout so that all of the dry ingredients are evenly combined and blended. A whisk or a fork is a better tool for this than a spoon, but a spoon will work in a pinch.
What is Self-Rising Flour?
Packaged self-rising flour is simply a combination of all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt, exactly what you are creating here! Sometimes commercially made self-rising flour is made with a base flour with a slightly lower protein content than regular all-purpose flour, which results I more tender baked products. However, the difference is small, and when you are caught without self-rising flour, this substitution will work beautifully.
All-Purpose Flour Substitute
If you want to use self-rising flour in a recipe that calls for all-purpose or regular flour, replace the amount of all-purpose flour called for, omit the baking powder, and reduce the salt by about half (or proportionately).
What Kinds of Recipes Call for Self Rising Flour?
Tender baked goods like biscuits, scones, cakes, muffins, and quick breads may call for self-rising flour. Don’t use self-rising flour in yeast breads – you already have another leavening at work there.
How to Make Self-Rising Flour
| To Make Self-Rising Flour | All-Purpose Flour | Baking Powder | Kosher Salt |
| 1 cup | 1 cup | 1 ½ teaspoons | ¼ teaspoon |
| 1 ½ cups | 1 ½ cups | 2 ¼ teaspoons | ⅜ teaspoon |
| 2 cups | 2 cups | 3 teaspoons | ½ teaspoon |
| 2 ½ cups | 2 ½ cups | 3 ¾ teaspoons | ⅔ teaspoon |
| 3 cups | 3 cups | 4 ½ teaspoons | ¾ teaspoon |
| 3 ½ cups | 3 ½ cups | 5 ¼ teaspoons | ⅞ teaspoon |
| 4 cups | 4 cups | 6 teaspoons | 1 teaspoon |
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How to Make Self-Rising Flour
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and whisk until very well blended. Proceed with the recipe!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
