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self-raising

British  

adjective

  1. (of flour) having a raising agent, such as baking powder, already added

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Because Hussain developed the recipe with the self-raising flour commonly used in England, which includes baking powder, you’ll find that leavener included along with yeast here.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021

The elusive hunt for a bag of self-raising flour.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2020

Back in Spakenburg, experts say the self-raising dike is a good example not only of new techniques for holding back rising tides, but also how to integrate such barriers in spatial planning.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2017

You taught me your language:bicarbonate of soda, self-raising flour, vanilla extract,millilitres of milk, grams of sugar:caster, muscovado, granulated.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2012

He had been inoculated with the yeast of it, and from that point onward would be self-raising.

From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by George Randolph Chester

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