debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
Is self-risng flour the same as baking mix (a.k.a. Bisquick)?
Self-Rising Flour
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jujube
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No Bisquick has the shortening already in it. Self-rising flour does not.
hollydolly
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- London England
The difference between Self raising ( that's what we call it here) flour and Plain flour is that SR flour has baking powder added to it.
The fact that baking powder has a shorter shelf life than flour means that you need to use up the SR flour faster than you would regular plain flour!! (not many people know that)
The fact that baking powder has a shorter shelf life than flour means that you need to use up the SR flour faster than you would regular plain flour!! (not many people know that)
jujube
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I found out what self-rising flour was when I made the first cake of my married life. All I had was self-rising flour, which I knew nothing about, so I went ahead and added the baking powder. I also misread "tsp" for "tbsp" of baking powder, so put that much into the batter.
The cake rose up into a huge dome, ran over the side, set the oven on fire and then collapsed into what looked like an extinct volcano caldera. You know the dessert they call "molten lava cake" that they serve in restaurants? This was "cooled-off lava cake"
I was still crying about it when my husband came home; I did so want to be the perfect housewife. I got over that nonsense in no time at all.
The cake rose up into a huge dome, ran over the side, set the oven on fire and then collapsed into what looked like an extinct volcano caldera. You know the dessert they call "molten lava cake" that they serve in restaurants? This was "cooled-off lava cake"
I was still crying about it when my husband came home; I did so want to be the perfect housewife. I got over that nonsense in no time at all.