If you’ve spent any time baking from Southern recipes, you’ve almost certainly run across self-rising flour. It shows up in biscuit recipes, quick breads, and pancake batters, and if you’ve ever tried ...

While most baking recipes call for all-purpose flour or sometimes cake flour, you’ll occasionally see self-rising flour listed as an ingredient. There’s a reason for this: Self-rising flour acts ...

It's natural to assume that because self-rising flour eliminates the need for leavening agents in your baked goods that it is a better choice than all-purpose flour for baking. In some cases, this is ...