Self-rising flour is regular flour with the leavening agent already incorporated. If you try to substitute all-purpose flour without adding baking powder, then your biscuits won’t rise.

These biscuits are so simple that anyone can make them. I use self-rising flour, which means that the leavening (what makes things rise) is already in the flour. I add lard and real buttermilk.

Patty's Favorite Biscuits, named in honor of Patty Pope, calls for self-rising flour, milk and – a surprise to me – mayonnaise. That condiment replaces the butter, shortening or lard usually ...

Cream biscuits have always ... equal parts (by weight) of self-rising flour and heavy cream, scoop (or, if you’d rather, roll out and cut), brush with cream or milk or water, bake briefly ...

The reason you see so much self-rising flour in the South is tradition. Self-rising flour is convenient for making biscuits, saving you a step in adding baking powder. So that’s one thing you ...

Self-rising flour is a convenient ingredient that is crucial to easy-to-make two-ingredient recipes like go-to party favor biscuits or even ... such as the ones in milk and eggs, giving the ...