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Self-rising flour makes impossibly fluffy pancakes, sky-high biscuits and muffins that rival any bakery’s. But it’s not all that common in recipes, plus it has a short shelf life, so stocking up isn’t ...

Old Family Recipe What else is there to do on a lazy afternoon but make some old fashioned tea cakes))) It has been a while ...

A three-ingredient biscuit recipe in a Christmas event booklet made me question what I knew about a very basic ingredient: flour. The booklet was published for the 2003 Weihnachtsmarkt, a Christmas ...

Self-rising flour is commonly called for in recipes for biscuits, pancakes, and muffins, but if you don’t have room in your kitchen for multiple varieties of flour (or just don’t feel like going to ...

Self-rising flour is a lower-protein all-purpose flour mixed with baking powder and salt. It’s popular in many Southern baking recipes and can be found in many grocery stores, particularly in the ...

It's natural to assume that because self-rising flour eliminates the need for leavening agents in your baked goods that it is a better choice than all-purpose flour for baking. In some cases, this is ...

The widespread flour shortages have created a situation where we’re grateful just to get our hands on whatever we can get. Whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cake flour, whatever bag is left on the ...