[bloomer]

Someone in the house has put a load of flour into an unlabelled jar...


is there an easy way to work out if it is plain or self raising...?


please help...

[Hermit]

 I would just use it for pastry or something that does not matter what flour it is.

[deepinthewoods]

 
 
what a strssfull life you lead bloomer. hellish.

[Ina]

 

Does it matter? I would just treat it like plain - add baking powder if necessary... The worst that can happen is that your pastry is a bit fluffy.

[bloomer]

listen mr i love tree's


today i have been to church and now i am baking a birthday cake for tuesday, plus a batch of shortbreads and flapjacks before starting on the roast for this evening, i like cooking but unlabelled stuff in the cupboard hurts my brain!!!

[deepinthewoods]

yes, i can see how that could be a problem for you. hmmm. maybe try using it to thicken your gravy.
 
and yes i do indeed love trees, and they love me too! i know becasue if im not near trees i pine away.

[bloomer]

i'll try pastry with it in the week, don't make pastry often didn't know i could use either for it!!!

[Auld Cairnallochy]

This may not work but worth a try for a laugh mix teaspoonful of unknown flour into a paste coat piece of potatoe and deep fry, do same with sr flour and compare results. Would think sr would be different.

[Fleecewife]

Or mix a spoon of the unknown flour with water, then a spoon of known plain and SR and set them aside somewhere a bit warm - the SR should bubble a bit.  I haven't tried it.........

[Bionic]

Fleecewife, you have me wondering now.  Think I will have to try it too 
Sally

[doganjo]

Did you do well in science at school Juliet? Sounds very technical.

[darkbrowneggs]

Fanny Craddock said just use self raising in everything 

[colliewoman]

Is self raising flour just normal flour with bi carb? If so drop a smidge of vinegar in it, should fizz if it has bi carb

[cleopatra]

make pancakes with it, you will soon find out if its plain or not.

[northfifeduckling]

if it was with bicarb it would taste a bit salty, I think it has added baking powder. They should taste different if you have some labelled plain to compare it with. Goog luck.