309130 Thu Jul 13 20:16:41 -0700 2006 26 31 Home Cooking 0 1743246 I accidentally bought self-rising flour instead of all-purpose... what can I use it for? I googled a bit, and it doesn't seem like much! Does anyone have any fabulous recipes that I have to make that call for it? (At least it's cheap if no one does!) Thu Jul 13 20:16:41 -0700 2006 12813 Katie Nell 1 1743287 Many southern cooks would use nothing else for biscuits or shortcakes. Thu Jul 13 20:37:25 -0700 2006 1743246 10925 rtmonty 2 1743333 Self-rising flour in addition to baking powder? Thu Jul 13 20:56:05 -0700 2006 1743287 12813 Katie Nell 3 1744342 Not in addition to baking powder, but instead of it. It does tend to make the results a bit more salty than you might otherwise want, though. Sarah C Fri Jul 14 12:38:27 -0700 2006 1743333 10380 kittyfood 2 2631657 I came back from England with a great recipe using Self Rising Flour (appears its common over there). Took me a while to find it here in Toronto. Aunt Elsies Ginger Bread Recipe. They tell me that no one has been able to make it so that it turns out like hers so I'm going to give it a go. If it doesn't work, she's holding back on me. :) Tue Jun 05 11:07:48 -0700 2007 1743287 103356 NancyL 1 1743288 It makes great pancakes. Just omit the baking powder if the recipe calls for it. Thu Jul 13 20:39:08 -0700 2006 1743246 18056 Zengarden 2 2995522 also don't forget to omit the salt in the recipe aswell if subbing for AP flour. Tue Oct 02 06:43:20 -0700 2007 1743288 96253 chocabot 1 1743300 I put some into crab cakes...makes them puff up a bit...very nice! Thu Jul 13 20:43:03 -0700 2006 1743246 11069 fauchon 1 1743329 I keep it on hand strictly for biscuits. Thu Jul 13 20:54:34 -0700 2006 1743246 12789 pcdarnell 1 1744309 Here's a bread recipe I make often with self rising flour - and there isn't much to it!!! 3 cups self rising flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 12 oz bottle of beer Stir these ingredients together....you can also add some shredded sharp cheese and herbs, such as chopped chives to this. Dump into a lightly greased loaf pan - larger size. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Pour melted butter over top and bake for 10 more minutes. Cool.....to remove from pan....can be served somewhat warm. Fri Jul 14 11:57:09 -0700 2006 1743246 18940 LoN 1 1744324 Biscuits (easy-peasy, check out the white lily website for detailed instructions), shortcake, fruit cobbler, quickbreads. Come to think of it, the White Lily flour website has lots of other recipes for self-rising flour, too. Fri Jul 14 12:22:08 -0700 2006 1743246 12023 Hungry Celeste 2 1744459 Good idea... I hadn't thought of that! I also found a pancake recipe that uses it last night, so at least I have some options now! Fri Jul 14 14:01:16 -0700 2006 1744324 12813 Katie Nell 1 1744644 Self rising flour is excellent for making Cornish Pasties, pies with soda bread crust, etc. Make sure its soft wheat though (biscut flour should be). Fri Jul 14 15:40:36 -0700 2006 1743246 12962 itaunas 1 1745228 I use self-rising flour for beer bread. Here's an easy recipe: 3 cups self-rising flour 3 tablespoons sugar 1 (12-ounce) can of beer Preheat oven to 375*F (190*C). Lightly grease or spray a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine all ingredients, mixing well. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 min. I've also done this adding garlic, fresh, chopped jalapenos and shredded cheese for a little variation. The plain version tastes fantastic right out of the oven slathered with butter and honey! Fri Jul 14 19:50:21 -0700 2006 1743246 19031 MaggieB 2 5181465 I just tried this... it was great!! Thank you so much! Sat Nov 14 11:45:34 -0800 2009 1745228 54744 rozz01 1 1745887 And then again, it can be used to flour very thin slices of eggplant (unpeeled!) which you will then deepfry quickly in very hot oil. We had this recently in Montreal and it was incredibly good. The eggplant was sliced so thin that when it was done it could picked up and eaten like potato chips. This can also be done with zucchini. You might want to slice the eggplant ahead of time so the juices come out, the flour will stick to the eggplant a little better. Also I use self-rising flour for fried tomatoes. I use nice firm RED beefsteak tomatoes. Coat them well on both sides with the SR flour, shallow-fry them in light olive oil, very quickly on both sides, enjoy with buttered toast. Hope this helps! Sat Jul 15 01:23:17 -0700 2006 1743246 15555 shortchef 1 2632473 Isn't this just flour with baking powder added? If so, then it could be used in any quick bread recipe, adjusting for the powder - biscuits, muffins, cake, etc. It probably even works in recipes that don't need the levening power, like dredging meat. paulj Tue Jun 05 14:18:39 -0700 2007 1743246 12139 paulj 1 2632493 All the English recipes that I get from my mother-in-law call for self-rising (or self-raising) flour. Here's a great one for Preserved Ginger Cake with Lemon Icing: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/preserved-ginger-cake-with-lemon-icing,1349,RC.html Tue Jun 05 14:27:40 -0700 2007 1743246 16429 Raedia 1 2632724 It's actually BETTER for quick breads, not merely more convenient: turns out all brands of self-rising flour are made with lower-gluten wheat than the same brands' all-purpose flours. This means that the dough will take more of a beating before it toughens up, so even a ham-handed clod like me can turn out an acceptably tender biscuit. The best in the known universe is White Lily. As of recently it's no longer sold west of the Rockies, and so I'm parcelling out my last five-pound bag with one eye on the calendar, because we have a trip to Nashville scheduled in October...! Tue Jun 05 15:21:53 -0700 2007 1743246 11478 Will Owen 1 2633761 I keep it onhand to make Magnolia Bakeries Cupcake recipe. http://www.kitchenlink.com/cookbooks/2005/0743246616_2.html Tue Jun 05 21:26:39 -0700 2007 1743246 10947 middydd 1 2633806 I went searching for this since I was baking a cake over the weekend and that is what it called for.... it was Paula Dean's "Jamie's Coconut Cake" which was to die for delicious and really great, super moist and coconutty cake. I did see the recipe on the side for biscuits which intrigued me since I also have some buttermilk left over... so that is a possible thought for this weekend. but I will look into the website that someone else mentioned since I still have most of a bag left. Tue Jun 05 21:48:28 -0700 2007 1743246 11257 Mel 2 2633919 The baking powder and the salt is the difference from self rising flour and all purpose flour. alot of people in the southern resturants use self riseing flour and alot use bisquick in there biscuits. Tue Jun 05 22:52:18 -0700 2007 2633806 50491 bigjimbray 3 2796643 ciao!!this is a great website..congratulation to all of you.i'm new here, i accidentaly entered because i found an english plumcake recepie in a book and wanted to ask you what can i use instead of self-rising flour?we don't have it in italy.can i put the yeast? thanx Mon Jul 30 11:24:16 -0700 2007 2633919 115427 LaVi 4 2995197 lavi, i am sure you have already made the recipe for the english plumcake, but here is the self-rising flour recipe just in case you still need it. i found it on the www.allrecipes.com website: 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder. Stir or sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder. That is it! That website is really good to find recipes and people will tell you if they liked it or not! Tue Oct 02 00:26:35 -0700 2007 2796643 131551 dizzeedesi17 1 5069970 I saw this link when I did a search for what to do with Self-Rising Flour. I bought some for one specific recipe several years ago and have used it for numerous things ever since. The recipe I go back to time after time though is Southern Living's TennTucky Blackberry Cobbler. A very simple and quick recipe that all ages of family members love, can be made from ingredients you already have .. and it's made me keep frozen berries in my freezer all year round. Check it out at Southern Living web site: Yield Makes 6 servings Ingredients 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 cup self-rising flour 1 cup milk 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 cups frozen blackberries Preparation Whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, and milk just until blended; whisk in melted butter. Pour batter into a lightly greased 12- x 8-inch baking dish; sprinkle blackberries and remaining 1/4 cup sugar evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until golden brown and bubbly Wed Sep 30 11:31:27 -0700 2009 1743246 1113099 buckywucky 1 5072569 Nigella's Sticky Toffee Pudding. Thu Oct 01 11:21:42 -0700 2009 1743246 36325 Procrastibaker 1 5075809 Breading for fried chicken...or other fried things.... Fri Oct 02 21:11:55 -0700 2009 1743246 114693 GeeBeeEmm 1 5181491 http://www.bigoven.com/private/self+rising+flour+bread-recipe Big Oven offers a host of bread ideas using self rising flour. Sat Nov 14 11:59:07 -0800 2009 1743246 36312 HillJ