Can I put baking soda with self raising flour?

Can you? Yes. Should you? Probably not. Self-raising flour already contains a raising agent. Depending on your recipe/intended use of the flour, too much raising agent can be a problem. Anyway, you don't need it, so save your baking soda for the next time you've got plain flour in the cupboard! read more

Making substitutions when you are baking can make you look like an expert chef when you are missing an ingredient in your pantry. Yet, doing it wrong can result in disaster. The question of whether or not self-rising flour can be used in place for baking soda is a common one. read more

Baking powder can be substituted for soda, either plain or in self-rising flour, but it's not a direct substitution. Baking Powder For baking soda to work in your recipe, it needs to be balanced with the right quantity of acidic ingredients. read more

Self raising flour has enough raising agents in it to give a good rise for most general baked foods. So generally it is not necessary. However, some foods made with dense ingredients or high proportion of solid matter like some dense dried fruit (e.g. dates) may benefit from the extra lift provided by some extra baking soda. read more