when making bread, do you have to still use yeast when the flour says self-rising?

Question

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Answer 1

yes use the yeast self rising flour just has the addition of baking soda.

Answer 2

Do not I said Do not use self rising flour to make bread . To my thinking self rising flour is for making biscuits only. I don't even use it for that. The three best flours for home bread making are #1 bread flour #2 unbleached flour and # 3 would be all purpose flour. No. 2 and 3 do a better job if you add wheat gluten at the rate of 1 table spoon for each loaf of bread you are making. But if you realy have to like it's the only flour you have and the closest store is
to far away use the self rising.and yes you need to use yeast in it. I hope this will help you guys. jim b

Answer 3

It really works better if you use bread flour and yeast. Self-rising flour is a blend that includes baking powder, but it may not, and in my own experience does not, rise properly if your desired end product is a loaf of homemade bread.
Now, if you're making sweet bread (an entirely different product) self-rising flour should work just fine. Pumpkin bread, banana bread, zucchini bread - I make 'em all and never use yeast. They turn out just fine.

Answer 4

Self-rising flour has baking powder in it. Yeast bread is best made with all purpose, unbleached, or bread flour. I'd steer clear of the self-rising stuff for that purpose. Heck, I'd steer clear of it altogether unless the recipe calls for it.

Answer 5

You need yeast otherwise the bread would not rise and would remain flat like a cookie - so use yeast no matter what.

Answer 6

yes as the raisng agents are not sufficient for making the bread rise, but saying that best bread is made with strong plain flour

Answer 7

Self-Rising flour has baking powder in it, not yeast.

You should use general-purpose flour, or better yet -- bread flour to make bread.

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Answer 8

Try this one for soda bread. but it doesn't rise as much as yeast bread

Answer 9

YES!