Dusted With Flour

Dear Home Ec 101,

Crap girls. I can’t figure out which is better between self-rising and all-purpose.

Signed,

~Flummuxed by Flour 

Heather says:

Self-rising flour is nothing more than flour with a little salt and baking soda already included.  For every cup of flour mix in:

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Self-rising flour loses its potency with time and exposure to humidity.  It must be kept in an airtight container.  Do not use self-rising flour to make bread.

Personally I never bother with purchasing self-rising flour, I am of the opinion the occasional thirty-seconds saved isn’t worth the loss of pantry space.  I need to have baking soda and salt on hand for other things, anyhow.