What happens if you don't use baking powder in muffin recipe?

It is a recipe for american muffins which uses self raising flour and baking powder, but i couldn't get any so will it work without?What happens if you don't use baking powder in muffin recipe?
they won't rise...What happens if you don't use baking powder in muffin recipe?
you need the baking power or muffins will be flat
Should do yes, they just won't rise as high as they should. SR flour rises but baking powder gives it that extra boost so they may be a bit flat.
They won't rise as much.
As everyone says, it is the baking powder that makes the muffins rise so high. And it can be made, as also pointed out. But if you cannot do this, at least beat lots and lots of air into the muffins, then hope for the best, or experiment with an extra egg if the recipe calls for egg, again beating well. But better still, if you cannot test it out, substitute a good cup cake (fairy cakes), mini cakes or friand recipe, which you could even make slighly larger sizes if need be, or a lovely lukewarm date and walnut loaf, which is not bread, but cakey really, like muffins are. It can be buttered though. It is best cooked in a round tin. The woman's weekly range of cookbooks have some lovely ideas..
you will make hockey pucks
I think the baking powder makes them rise. They might end up a bit flat.
You need the extra baking powder to give it the fluffy texture. Without it you've got a scone.
you get muffin pancakes
it wont have as good as texture and wont rise as much
baking powder (measuring equivalent): for each tsp, 1/2 tsp cream of tartar, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot. Mix only as much as you need per recipe since it will lose potency during storage. (source: Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook)
No, the powder acts as the rising agent. If you can get baking soda that might help.... sorry...
The muffins will rise well but rise a little more with baking powder,You can make a simple baking powder with 2parts cream of tartar to 1part bicarbonate of soda, I would just use the self raising flour
Oh I did that once. Accidently. The muffins came out really unfluffy and the surface went rock hard. They didn't taste that great.
i use baking powder in makin my muffins not sure of its importance but its relatively easy to get, try tescos or another supermarket at there baking section or the place were they keep salt. id chance it without it if ur recipe only requires a small amount