Self-raising flour in Germany: availability

[Kerrygirl 2]

Hi there,

 

Does anybody know where one can buy self-raising flour in Germany? I've been searching for it for years! I've been using normal flour with baking powder but somehow it's not the same.

[bbulldog 6]

well i have never seen it. its not a German thing, they always add baking powder as you said..

[Guest]

Fáilte Kerrygirl

 

Self-raising flour is as good as unknown in Germany, the nearest you can get is ready-made Fertigkuchen mixes with the raising agents already included.

[Purple Muffin 264]

They do sell it in some of the Indian shops in Frankfurt though if you have one in your area maybe you can look there?

[HamburgChris 0]

IN HAMBURG-EPPENDORF !

 

(also known as all-purpose flour with baking powder in USA)

 

www.british-shopping.de

 

I think I saw some small bags in there when they opened it last September.

 

If not there, then here: www.sandys-food.de

 

You'll also find a recipe for it, using German ingredients - with all the translations you need, on my FOOD & DRINK page on my website - it has been there since 2001. See CARD for link to website.

 

Have fun... let me know where to pick up what you've baked! ;)

[Ami in Berlin 39]

You can by Bisquick from the US in some supermarkets (Walmart, Real I think). It's technically a baking mix, but is essentially nothing more than self-rising flour. The only way I've found to make fluffy biscuits and pancakes here.

[Kerrygirl 2]

What about wholemeal flour?

 

I can't seem to be able to find any decent wholemeal flour in supermarkets here ...

 

Any suggestions (other than buying it from foodfromhome etc.)

[HamburgChris 0]

What about Vollkornmehl ?

 

I guess you don't want Roggenmehl / Rye flour...

 

Try Reformhaus...

 

:)

[Jean-Pierre 7]

What's so difficult about putting in the baking powder yourself? It's not rocket science.

 

Jean-Pierre

[HamburgChris 0]

Only baking powder?

 

1/2 cup baking powder = Backpulver

1/4 cup baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) = Natriumbikarbonat

1/4 cup salt = 1/4 Tasse Salz

5 pounds flour = 5 Pfund Mehl. A German pound is circa 500g - not British pound...

Plain white flour = Weizenmehl Typ 405

 

Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to flour. Using 2 large bowls, sift the mixture 3 to 4 times to evenly distribute ingredients. Store at room temperature

 

Yield: about 5 UK pounds.

[Jean-Pierre 7]

 

Only baking powder?

1/2 cup baking powder = Backpulver

1/4 cup baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) = Natriumbikarbonat

1/4 cup salt = 1/4 Tasse Salz

5 pounds flour = 5 Pfund Mehl. A German pound is circa 500g - not British pound...

Plain white flour = Weizenmehl Typ 405

 

Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to flour. Using 2 large bowls, sift the mixture 3 to 4 times to evenly distribute ingredients. Store at room temperature

 

Yield: about 5 UK pounds.

I stand corrected. It is rocket science. I 'd rather spend five times as much on self-raising flour in the English Shop than go to all that trouble.

 

Jean-Pierre

[lilac_enigma 1]

@ Ami

 

The only way I've found to make fluffy biscuits and pancakes here

"fluffy biscuits" ??

oooh, can we have the recipe please, that sounds v. interesting! :P

[bbulldog 6]

can one play fluffy bunnies with fluffy biscuits?

 

I also thought self raising flower you only had to add baking powder to the normal stuff. Live and learn

[Hellie 2]

I judst use Flour type 405 and add baking powder...never had a problem with rising! So yes it is simple J-P!

[Ami in Berlin 39]

 

@ Ami

"fluffy biscuits" ??

oooh, can we have the recipe please, that sounds v. interesting!

What you call biscuits in the UK we call cookies in the US. What we call biscuits, well, I'm not sure what you call them, but they are fluffy. I haven't seen them sold anywhere in Germany, and so I make them myself (using bisquick).

[Hannah 8]

We have Löffelbisquit here. Looks a bit spoon shaped. Or is this not what you mean? They are "soft", if this is, what you mean with "fluffy"?

[Ami in Berlin 39]

They taste completely different. American biscuits are not sweet.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit

[neilg 21]

Ah, looking at that site you mean scones then (just without the raisens). No you can't find them this side of the channel I don't think, unless you are close to an English shop.

[HamburgChris 0]

Fluffy Whoopie Pies !!

 

Whatever next?

 

I guess fluffy means consistency... full of small bubbles?

[Ami in Berlin 39]

 

Ah, looking at that site you mean scones then (just without the raisens). No you can't find them this side of the channel I don't think, unless you are close to an English shop.

American biscuits are NOT scones (despite what the site says). Scones are hard and sweet. Biscuits should be soft and savory. Totally different things.