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Ophelia > wrote:
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>"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>> sf wrote:
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>>> I would think that self-rising whatever is for non-bakers, not for
>>> bakers. JMO
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>> I think self-rising flour is made from soft wheat -- more like cake flour.
>> They know yur not going to be baking yeasted bread with it, so it's
>> optimized for quick breads.
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>It is indeed
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>> It is handy if you need to mix up a mess of biscuits or pancakes in a
>> hurry, and you can bake without measuring. (it's cheaper than Bisquick)
>> My mom can do that, and I used to could but am out of practice.
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>Is self raising flour the same as Bisquick?

No. Bisquick basically is self-raising flour with hydrogenated vegetable
shortening already cut into it. And a little more dextrose than salt.

Cindy Hamilton
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