Self-Rising Flour

Recipes that call for self-rising flour usually don’t list additional baking powder or salt in the ingredients. In this way, self-rising flour is a 3-in-1 ingredient. You can easily make a self-rising flour substitute with three simple ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Multiply the basic formula for the amount of flour you need. I like to make a larger batch to keep on hand. Typically, self-rising flour is also made using a slightly lower-protein flour than all-purpose flour. This means that baked goods made with self-rising flour are usually a little more tender than recipes that use all-purpose flour.

Small Batch:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. kosher salt

Large Batch:
4 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt

Whisk the all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt together until combined, then use as directed in the recipe in place of the self-rising flour.