Self-raising flour only needs to ferment for about an hour, if it is in the summer, the temperature of the room is higher, usually only need 30 minutes to ferment well, if it is in the winter, the temperature is lower, the self-raising flour needs about 2 hours to ferment well.

Self-raising flour is made from wheat flour, mixed with bulking agents and other additives, and ordinary flour is different is that the self-raising flour only need to add the right amount of water to knead into a dough, placed for a period of time can be fermented into a dough, and used to make steamed buns, bread and other delicacies.

Self-raising flour is the use of the principle that the puffing agent will react when it meets water, and the gas produced by the reaction will fill the dough and make it fluffy, which is characterized by the convenience and speed, while the ordinary flour is to use the catalytic effect of the yeast to ferment, and the speed of fermentation will be a little slower.

Self-raising flour flour notes:

1, self-raising flour used to raise the noodles to use warm water, self-raising flour raising process needs to maintain the temperature between 20 degrees to 40 degrees, in order to ensure that the effect of raising the noodles. In winter, you can use hot water with a temperature of about sixty degrees. In addition, the rising time and the amount of water added to the self-rising flour is also very important.

2, self-raising flour to wake up time should be enough. Wake up time is directly related to the temperature, in the cold winter, the wake up time often take two or three hours to hair.

To add the right amount of water, add too much will be difficult to form, add less in the kneading will feel the surface is very hard, kneading out of the surface is not smooth.

Self-raising flour is in the flour to add a certain amount of food additives that can produce gas and become, people only need to add water or egg paste, can be used to make a variety of puffy food, such as steamed bread, cakes and doughnuts.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Spontaneous Flour