Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Kitchen Natter => Topic started by: Elaine G on April 20, 2020, 11:42
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I have no self raising flour left, and none in today’s food delivery :(
But I do have lots of plain flour. I’ve tried to search for conversions but every post has a different answer!
So does anyone know how much baking powder I should add to my plain flour to convert it to self raising.
Cake lovers in 5he family will be appreciative.
Thank you.
Elaine
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It is fairly easy to make your own self-raising flour. Just add 2 teaspoons of baking powder for each 150g/6oz/1 cup plain flour. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl before using, to make sure the baking powder is thoroughly distributed (or you can put both ingredients into a bowl and whisk them together). If you are baking with cocoa, yogurt or buttermilk then add 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) as well as the baking powder as generally these ingredients need a little extra leavening boost.
https://www.nigella.com/ask/self-raising-flour
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To make self-raising flour, mix 100g plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder.
Admitedly I just got the answer from the internet but I went for BBC Good food and I've found them to be pretty reliable for baking matter.
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To make self-raising flour, mix 100g plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder.
Admitedly I just got the answer from the internet but I went for BBC Good food and I've found them to be pretty reliable for baking matter.
To make 1tsp worth of baking powder you use 1/2 tsp of cream of tartar and 1/4 tsp of baking powder.
The run on baking powder continues here.
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As I always have loads of plain and strong bread flour in the larder for baking bread, never buy self raising flour.
I just add two teaspoons of baking powder to a cup of plain flour and works a treat.