All purpose flour

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SoupDragon · 20/10/2004 12:40

Plain or self raising??

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yurtgirl · 20/10/2004 12:57

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SoupDragon · 20/10/2004 13:05

All purpose = plain apparently.

I only every buy plain and then follow the instructions on the pot of bakingpowder to turn it into self raising - it's not failed me yet!

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yurtgirl · 20/10/2004 13:26

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KateandtheGirls · 20/10/2004 13:27

Yep, definitely plain.

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SoupDragon · 20/10/2004 15:41

I add baking powder, not bicarb Yurtgirl.

I used to have a UK/US cooking translation site bookmarked but I can't find it now.

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Twiglett · 20/10/2004 16:01

um yurtgirl I always thought you added Baking Powder to Plain flour to make S/R .. not bicarb of soda (they are different things)

9 oz plain flour needs 3 tsp baking powder btw (I know that from muffin making )

WigWamBam · 20/10/2004 16:06

You can use bicarbonate of soda as a raising agent, but if you do you should use it with cream of tartar - 1 part bicarb, 2 parts cream of tartar.

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