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GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term
Flour with baking powder already added, providing both the flour and a chemical raising agent in a recipe.
Used by AQA
Paper 1
Revise: Chemical Raising AgentsSelf-raising flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda all provide chemical raising, but they are not interchangeable ingredients. Choosing correctly depends on what is already in the recipe.
Distinguish the ingredients: self-raising flour already contains baking powder, while baking powder contains both an acid and an alkali.
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