Baking powder???

[Nicos]

Forgive me for being simple...but....


I don't understand why you need to add baking powder to SR flour.

I've just been looking at a cake recipe using self raising flour- with added baking powder....I gather from that the cake needs to be extra light?

So- if I only had plain flour, how much extra baking powder would I need to add to make SR flour?

I'm hoping to make Dorset apple cake for my first time ever!

[binley100]

I lurve Dorset apple cake .........

ermmmm.......haven't ypu got any SR flour ?

[binley100]

2 level tsp to 8 oz of plain flour to turn it into SR ........so I've just read

[binley100]

or 1 tsp to 110g plain flour according to good food site.........

[Nicos]

Brill- thanks!

Yup I have limited amount of both but one of the recipes said to add it to SR flour...but I now know that if I wanted to add it to plain flour I'd need to add 2 tsp extra!

Thanks for that

( you can tell I'm a bit rubbish at baking- but I now have an electric oven that doesn't carbonise the base of anything I bake...and I'm a tad excited at trying out different baking recipes!!!! )

[Nicos]

Oi...stop confusing me!!!

[binley100]

Sowwy ........

[SarzWix]

Um. Nicos? Shouldn't this be in Season to Taste or something?

[Bren In Pots]

2 level tsp to 8 oz of plain flour to turn it into SR ........so I've just read

I only ever buy plain flour then like Binley says I sift 2tsp baking powder to 8oz of flour.

[SarzWix]

Soz for interfering but I've moved you out of Kitchen Garden Expert board and into here

[Nicos]

Thanks Sarz...I'm chasing my tail here in circles!!!!

....while you're at it- just remind me of my name and where I live will ya??

[Nicos]

Just to let you know it was delish!...thanks for you help peeps!

Problem is- I think it was faulty- cos it didn't last long.....the plate is now empty

* watches OH wander off with the last slab of cake in his hand

[veggiechicken]

So no chance of a photo let alone a slice, Nicos

[VirginVegGrower]

Soz for interfering but I've moved you out of Kitchen Garden Expert board and into here

You've modded a mod - is that even allowed

[Alison]

I only ever buy plain flour then like Binley says I sift 2tsp baking powder to 8oz of flour.

I only buy plain too - have enough containers with various things in the kitchen cupboard already (just flours means, white strong, white plain, granary, wholemeal and corn) so gave up buying SR years ago - get through my flour quicker then too so I'm using it fresher.