Okay, so today’s little kitchen adventure was figuring out what it really costs to whip up 2 cups of self-rising flour. You know, sometimes you just don’t have that stuff on hand, and it’s like, do I really need to buy a whole bag just for one recipe?
First off, I had to actually find out what goes into self-rising flour. Turns out, it’s just regular all-purpose flour with some baking powder and a pinch of salt mixed in. Who knew, right? So, I grabbed my trusty notebook and started jotting down the details.
I figured, since I usually have all-purpose flour in the pantry, I could totally just make my own self-rising flour. I did a bit of digging to find the right proportions. For every cup of all-purpose flour, you gotta add about 1 to 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder and a tiny bit of salt. That seemed simple enough.
Now, for the cost breakdown. I checked my last grocery receipt and saw that I paid about $3 for a 5-pound bag of all-purpose flour. A bit of quick math told me that’s roughly 17.5 cups of flour. So, for 2 cups, it’s basically pennies on the dollar.
Next up, baking powder. A small container costs around $2, and you get a whole bunch of teaspoons out of that. For my 2 cups of flour, I needed about 3 teaspoons of baking powder, which is like, what, a few cents?
And salt? Come on, we all have salt, and it’s super cheap anyway. We’re talking a fraction of a penny for the amount I needed.
So, after adding it all up, making 2 cups of self-rising flour at home came out to be way cheaper than buying a bag of the pre-made stuff. Plus, it’s kinda cool to just mix it up yourself, right?
Here’s how I did it:
- Took 2 cups of all-purpose flour from my big bag.
- Measured out 3 teaspoons of baking powder.
- Added about 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Mixed it all together in a bowl until it looked pretty even.
In the end, I got my 2 cups of self-rising flour for just a few cents, saved myself a trip to the store, and learned something new. Not a bad day’s work, if I do say so myself!
