Make Your Own Self Raising Flour

Make Your Own Self Raising Flour easily at home with just two simple ingredients.

Make Your Own Self Raising Flour

This is such a handy recipe for if you run out of self raising but still have plenty of plain flour in your pantry.  Or, as I do, have a huge amount of baking powder and so just make your own self raising flour rather than buying and storing two flours.  I have recently moved to spelt flour over plain wheat flour.  It isn’t gluten free but has a different gluten profile to wheat and is more easily digestible.  Spelt is an ancient grain with higher levels of nutrients compared to plain wheat flour.

I have seen recipes that say 11/2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of plain flour, but I found 2 teaspoons worked best for me.  You can also add 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda if you are cooking with yoghurt, buttermilk or cocoa as these ingredients can require it.