What is Self Raising Flour? the question itself answers it. The flour which helps in raising the cake batter. Now ready made packets are easily available in stores but not easily available in India. So don’t panic you can make self raising flour at home easily 🙂
Let’s try to understand scientifically what is self raising flour? Leavening agents are used in Self Raising Flour which aids in rising (raising) the baked goods. Also Self Raising Flour consist of gluten content to produce lighter and softer baked products.
How to make Self Raising Flour home? Very easy will share secret of my home self raising flour and basic Self Raising Flour.
Basic Home Self Raising Flour :
- 1 cup flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1 t/s baking powder
My Secret of Self Raising Flour:
- 1 cup flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1 t/s baking powder
- 1 tbsp corn flour
My recipe of Self Raising Flour has helped me to yield a good risen cake be it with eggs Or without eggs!
Let me also share the other types of flour used while baking cakes.
- Unbleached Flour :Â Unbleached flour is simply flour that has not undergone bleaching and therefore does not have the color of “white” flour. This type of flour is not preferred while baking.
- Bleached Flour Or Refined Flour (Maida) : Bleached flour is refined flour has had the germ and bran removed and is typically referred to as “white flour”. “Bleached flour” is any refined flour with a whitening agent added.
- Plain Flour Or All purpose Flour : Flour that does not have a leavening agent it’s appropriate for most bread and pizza bases. Some cookies are also prepared using this type of flour.
- Wheat Flour :Â More wheat flour Or whole wheat flour is used than any other flour.
- Gluten free flour: Flour which doesn’t consist gluten. Almond flour, Corn Flour, Buck wheat flour, Potato flour, Rice flour, Chickpea flour, Tapioca flour are best examples of gluten free flour.
- Self Raising Flour : I have already explained above.
Wanna know about basic cake baking tips for beginners click here!
- Basic Home Self Raising Flour :
- 1 cup flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1 t/s baking powder
- [b]My Secret of Self Raising Flour[/b]:
- 1 cup flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1 t/s baking powder
- 1 tbsp corn flour
Sanya says
Hello Maria
You just shared your self raising flour recipe, could you please explain how to use in other recipes.i mean how to combine it with other flours?
maria says
Sanya once you have your self raising flour ready just use it 1 cup or 2 cups or as proportion required for the recipe. If recipe calls for 1 cup flour then use 1 cup self raising flour but if it uses gluten free flour then instead of refined flour use the gluten free flour with the proportions mentioned for baking powder etc. Hope this information helps you.
vatsala says
Pls show the pics of measuring cups and tsp; tbsp etc..
maria says
Vatsala it’s a good suggestion would post the pics soon thankyou 🙂