self-rising

[ self-rahy-zing ]

adjective

, Cooking.

1. rising without the addition of leaven:

   self-rising pancake flour.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-rising¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

Self-rising flour, usually, sugar, granulated white sugar, brown sugar, some kind of syrup.

From Salon

And then also how you can take these basic ingredients of self-rising flour, and some buttermilk, and melted butter, and mine has a little bit more ingredients in there, but it'll show you how to make something that is very simple.

From Salon

The Australian native McKinnon uses self-rising flour for her dough, but because it's less popular here, I've relied upon a similar recipe that works just fine with all-purpose flour.

From Salon

It's worth noting that this recipe calls for self-rising flour, but it's fine if you don't have any—simply add additional baking powder and teaspoon salt as the recipe prescribes.

From Salon

Known in the states as "self-rising flour," what Brits call "self-raising flour" has a rising agent — baking powder — added to it in advance, which makes whipping up a cake batter or batch of scones that much faster.

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