On Saturday, Vickie shared a recipe for biscuits that only required 2 ingredients: self-rising flour and whipping cream. I really wanted to try them, but I didn’t have self-rising flour and I definitely didn’t want to go out in the snow to get it, so I decided to make my own self-rising flour.
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Sift the ingredients to thoroughly combine.
- Store unused portion in an airtight container.
Don’t have baking powder on hand? You can make that too!
How to Make Baking Powder (Recipe)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
Let’s say that hypothetically, you only had cake flour on hand but you want to make self-rising flour or just do some baking with a recipe that calls for all-purpose flour. I say hypothetically because what weirdo would keep cake flour on hand, but not all-purpose flour?
How to Substitute Cake Flour for All-Purpose Flour
For each cup of all-purpose flour substitute 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of cake flour.
So what if you had whipping cream, but a handsome man talked you into using it to top a pie, leaving you without whipping cream for Sunday Morning Biscuits?
Substitute for Whipping Cream
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup milk
Stir melted butter and milk together until combined. Yields 1 cup. This substitution works well when baking, but you cannot make whipped cream with it.
And what if after your 3 year old rolled out the dough, you remember that you don’t have a biscuit cutter. Or that you do, but it is out in the sand box which is covered with snow!
A glass works well as an improvised biscuit cutter.
I will let you decide how many substitutions were used in making 2 (or 5) Ingredient Biscuits.
What are your favorite make-do tips?
This post is linked to Frugal Tuesday Tip, Works For Me Wednesday and Frugal Friday.
vickie says
They look great -You are not going to believe this but I forgot to buy self rising flour and I have no whipping cream Ta Da I can still make my biscuits! I'm making them today!
I think the sub for whipping cream would definetely be cheaper. Thanks for the help
Vickie
Mom2fur says
This is great! I'm going to bookmark these tips. They'll really come in handy in the future. Thanks!
Jane Anne says
I love this info, especially the self rising flour recipe. So helpful! I never buy self rising flour but I occasionally find a recipe that I'd try if I had it on-hand.
~Sara says
Great post!! I used to always run to the store if I ran out of something. Now I go to Betty Crocker or the internet to see what I can make do with. My favorite substitute has gotta be buttermilk. 1 T of lemon juice and then fill to 1 cup line with milk.
Thanks for linking to Frugal Tuesday Tip!! Have a great week.
Julia in West Des Moines says
where is the like button for blog posts? great tips!
Jackie says
Great tips!Especially the one for Self-rising flour. It’s so expensive in the grocery stores! Now I can make my own with the ingredients I have in my cabinet. Thanks again!
Gwyneth says
Love this ,thank you ,