From scratch · Seasonings and stand-ins · A stand-in
Self-rising flour
All-purpose flour with the baking powder and salt already in it.
✋ 2 min hands-on
⏱ 2 min start to finish
🍽 1 cup.
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Ingredients
- 120 g all-purpose flour, 1 cup minus 2 teaspoons
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp table salt
Time
Hands-on time is when you’re busy; the rest is rising, simmering, chilling or cooling, when you can do something else.
| Step | Hands-on | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| Whisk | 2 min | – |
| In all | 2 min | 0 min |
How long it keeps
- Mix it as you need it: it lasts only as long as the baking powder, which loses strength 3 to 6 months after opening (NDSU).
Nutrition
Estimated from the ingredients’ USDA FoodData Central numbers.
Steps
You’ll need: bowl and whisk.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together very well.
⚖️ ScalingPer cup: 1 cup minus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt (NDSU and University of Missouri; Colorado State uses 1¼ teaspoons baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt).
🛡 SafetyDon’t taste raw dough or batter, and wash your hands and the counter after handling flour: raw flour can carry germs that only baking kills (FDA).
Sources
- Ingredient Substitutions (NDSU Extension FN198, 2013; reprinted by Purdue Extension as HHS-784-W), NDSU Extension. Accessed 2026-10-25.
- In a Pinch: Ingredient Substitution (MP564), University of Missouri Extension. Accessed 2026-10-25.
- Ingredient Substitutions (Fact Sheet 9.329), Colorado State University Extension, 2013. Accessed 2026-10-25.
- Food Storage Guide (FN579), NDSU Extension, reviewed January 2023. Accessed 2026-10-25.