Most of my recipes that call for self-rising flour are biscuit or other bread-type recipes. I'm a Southerner, and we're big on biscuits, so I always have self-rising flour on hand.

If a recipe doesn't specify a type of flour, then just use all-purpose or plain flour.

Ewokgirl

and I live down here in South Carolina. I suppose it could have something to do with the fact that I was born in Iowa and spent my "learning to cook" years in North Dakota ;). But my southern born hubby really, really dislikes biscuits. When I make them it is usually for the girls and I when he's at work. How funny is that :)? Now, he loves grits and sweet tea, ewww... ;).

I voted never. :) ~Tanya

My grandmas biscuit recipe calls for self rising flour so I keep a small batch on hand, in a large ziploc in the freezer.When Grams comes to visit she can cook us up a batch. When I do it they taste like cardboard but when she does it they are yummy.
Paige

I've never used it, and I've never found a recipe that called for it either.

I have a couple of Australain recipes I have used self rising flour in - it is very common there! Lindafisk

Self-rising flour is a great time-saver. Good for making fast biscuits & pancakes.

We are in Tennessee. Maybe it is a Southern thing.