Sisi, yes. If recipe calls for 2 cups of all purpose, then you use 2 cups of self rising. Never used it in a cake. Good luck. Shannon On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Sisi Ben-Simon wrote:
> Hi Shannon, > > would it be the same amount? I mean if the recipe calls for 2 cups all > purpose, would you use 2 cups self rising or less? I thought I'd try it with > a cake, not cookies. > > Thanks > Sisi > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Wells" > <oldtimechrist...@gmail.com> > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: [CnD] flour question > > >> Sisi, no, you can't use all purpose if the recipe calls for self rising. >> However, you can use self rising if recipe calls for all purpose. Self >> rising already has salt and baking powder in it. Sometimes, I can tell the >> difference in all purpose and self rising by the smell, but never by the >> touch. I can't explain the smell of self rising, but it just seems >> different. Maybe the difference is that it has a smell and all purpose does >> not. I have used self rising flour in cookie recipes, mostly to try and save >> time, but the cookies do not turn out as good as when I use all purpose and >> the correct measurements for baking powder and salt. Hope this helps. >> Shannon Wells >> On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Sisi Ben-Simon wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> actually I have 2 questions: >>> 1. is there any way to know by feel if I have all purpose or self rising >>> flour? That's of course when there's no sighted person around to ask. :) >>> 2. Is it possible to use self rising instead of all purpose flour? Say 1 >>> cup of self rising for 2 cups of all purpose? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your input >>> Sisi >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 7039 (20120409) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
