Which Flour?

[Dot]

Have a recipe and it says just Flour, but also in the recipe is baking soda. so which flour do you cooking type people thing it would be SR or Plain?

[mikeg]

Use Plain Dot, Self Raising already has baking soda in it.
Mike

[Dot]

Thanks Mike.
Q/ Could you use S/R flour instead of the plain and baking soda? I thought baking powder was used with plain flour, what does baking soda do apart from fizz up??

[dream4red]

Baking powder and baking soda make the flour rise higher, so if you want to try Sr flour and not add either baking powder or soda, you should have success.
Noting succeeds like success! Enjoy the baking Dot.

[pet-els]

Most American recipes use Plain Flour and add Baking Powder. Saves having two types of flour in the cupboard, less chance of weavels.

PeterH

[Dot]

So did the recipe get it wrong by putting baking soda instead of baking powder? I did that once and the scones rose like a stallion but tasted terrible even my husband couldn't eat them

[Chuck]

Pssst... Dot,

Can you send me that 'stallion' recipe?

Don't care about the taste - it's the result I'm lookin' for!

[T1 Terry]

If you use Spelt flour, the texture is much stronger but a bit of extra bi carb soda is required or it comes out like potatoe bread. Makes great cookies though

[Dot]

green cookies I assume? now stop mucking around Mr Terry, what is "spelt" flour when it is at home? please explain

[supersparky]

Pssst... Dot,

Can you send me that 'stallion' recipe?

Don't care about the taste - it's the result I'm lookin' for!

Thanks Chuck. That's priceless. Laugh of the day award goes to you.