A three-ingredient biscuit recipe in a Christmas event booklet made me question what I knew about a very basic ingredient: flour. The booklet was published for the 2003 Weihnachtsmarkt, a Christmas ...

There’s nothing like a fresh, homemade biscuit still warm from the oven. The best biscuits are so flaky that you can tear the top and bottom away from each other easily, and there’s a slight crunch on ...

Save yourself a trip to the store with this easy formula for homemade self-rising flour. If you don't bake frequently, it probably isn't practical to keep your pantry stocked with an endless array of ...

Smith says to make a cup of self-rising flour, simply measure out 1 level cup of all-purpose flour. Add 1½ teaspoons of baking powder and one-fourth of a teaspoon salt. Whisk to combine, and it's ...

Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour combined with baking powder and salt. Unlike all-purpose flour, self-rising flour has a leavening agent that causes baked goods to rise. Self-rising flour is ...

When it comes to savory baking, drop biscuits are one of the simplest things to make—and these mayonnaise biscuits are even easier than usual. You only need three ...

Self-rising flour always seems to be that one ingredient in a recipe you don’t have stashed away in the pantry. It is called for in some recipes for pancakes and fried foods, but not so often that you ...