You are elbow-deep in a Sunday biscuit recipe, with flour scattered all over the counter and the playlist on shuffle, when a problem arises: you need self-rising flour, and you have none in the pantry. Sounds familiar? It might be an experience that you've had more than once as a baker who started baking sourdough bread, focaccia, or "cottagecore baking" during the pandemic and never looked back. The good news is there's no need to run to the grocery store to fix it. An Oklahoma State University article says you need three things almost present in any kitchen to make up a full cup of self-rising flour: all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. This seems too simple to be real, but it's worth taking a quick dive into it.
The pantry problem no one warns you about
