sprinklefingers

i’ll admit it. prior to steeping myself in the world of southern biscuits, i was completely against self-rising flour.

even after reading the southern biscuits chapter devoted to self-rising flour i didn’t believe i had any use for the stuff. even after remembering that my sister’s husband (a real, actual southern man) always uses self-rising flour when he makes biscuits, i didn’t believe it. and then i made a batch of biscuits using my own homemade self-rising flour…and i started to believe it. THEN went out and bought a small bag of commercial self-rising flour and made biscuits with it.

ladies & gentleman: sold!

from this point forward a bag of self-rising flour will have a home in my freezer. not for general baking, but simply for biscuit-making. a great biscuit definitely deserves floury real estate in the freezer. honest.

now, if you’re not sure about all this self-rising business, i’m going to share with you now a recipe for homemade self-rising flour. you can whip it up in anticipation for tomorrow’s post where we discuss the simplest homemade biscuits, ever. the self-rising flour (especially if you have it on hand) makes the biscuits come together with three ingredients and ONE STEP…so, not only does the stuff make great biscuits but it also cuts down prep time? amazing!

make this flour. store it in your freezer. make biscuits in a flash.

self-rising flour
from southern biscuits
(in the book the ingredients are listed by volume, but i converted the volume measurements to weights and then increased the batch sizes. you’re welcome.)
yields approximately 8 cups

you need:

• 17 oz AP flour
• 16 oz cake flour
• 1 1/2 oz baking powder
• 1 1/2 oz kosher salt

make the flour:

1. sift all four ingredients together.
2. repeat the sifting.
3. repeat the sifting.

now you have self-rising flour! store it in your pantry if you’ll use it right away. if you’re simply keeping it on hand for quick biscuit making, store it in the freezer.

note: always give your flour a good stir with a whisk before using in recipes.