self-rising

[ self-rahy-zing ]

adjective

, Cooking.

1. rising without the addition of leaven:

   self-rising pancake flour.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-rising¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

Many a batch of flap jacks have I stirred up in that old coffee pot, paying the sutler 25 cents a pound for self-rising flour.

From Project Gutenberg

Boston Brown Bread Flour is self-rising, on the principle of the flapjack flour.

From Project Gutenberg