Recently I was challenged to make my own BISQUICK mix. I've never purchased BISQUICK from a store, but I did know what it is. And truth be told, I'm always looking for very simple recipes that I can re-purpose into different things.
This BISQUICK recipe was perfect for that! By making my own ready-to-go mix, I can use organic, quality ingredients that will be a bigger blessing to my family than the pre-packaged, boxed "stuff" that is located on supermarket shelves. (And it costs less. YAY!)
So here is this very simple recipe:
BISQUICK MIX
6 cups all purpose flour (I have not tried a whole wheat blend....yet.)
3 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp salt
1 cup vegetable shortening (I used organic, non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening found at my local Fred Meyer store. It was under $6.)
DIRECTIONS:
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender.
Store in an airtight container for up to 4 months.
I used my food processor and did one cup of the flour mixture with a third cup of shortening. I did this several times until it was the consistency I wanted. I ended up tripling the recipe overall, and next time I will quadruple it.
So far I have made biscuits which everyone loved, and pancakes this morning which my kids thought were great. It was incredibly easy and quick to make both.
BISCUIT RECIPE:
2 1/4 cups of mix
2/3 cups of milk
Stir together with a big wooden spoon, "knead" dough about 10 times, roll out dough and use a round cutter.
But I didn't do that.
I did not knead the dough and instead pinched off a bit into a ball, rolled it gently and then squished it between my hands. It made "drop biscuits." They were delicious!
Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
This morning I used the mix to make pancakes. They turned out very well and were perfectly golden and fluffy.
PANCAKE RECIPE:
3 cups mix
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
Mix together, cook on a griddle at about 325 degrees until golden.
*Cut pancakes for kids with a pizza cutter.
Bisquick mix can be used for all sorts of things; pie crusts, pizza crusts, and all sorts of biscuits. I will be trying more recipes as time goes by!
So if you're a busy mom, on a tight budget, or someone who just needs a short-cut now and then, this mix might just be perfect for you.
ENJOY!
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Your pancake recipe has two quantities for milk, but none for the bisquick. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenai. That should have read MIX not Milk. :) I see the Milk on the biscuit recipe. Hopefully it's not just me that can see that. Blogger is weird sometimes...
DeleteGreat reminder. I made my own GF bisquick a while ago, but have been kind of lazy lately and have been buying the boxes.
ReplyDeleteYou can go on Betty Crocker's website to get MANY bisquick recipes: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/product-recipes/bisquick-recipes
I personally enjoy their recipe for cheese garlic biscuits (which I've made with my gluten free bisquick mix).
I will have to give this a try. I love recipes that replace box "stuff" in the store, but is MUCH healthier for you. Thank you for sharing this. I will have to share my pudding mix sometime on our blog. I have an Amish cook book that has some mixes, and pudding is one of them.
ReplyDeleteHi Lanita! I would love to see your pudding mix! Please share it on your blog! I made a ranch dressing mix a while back that is pretty good. I use it for flavoring things and also to make dip. I have a taco mix I would like to try next. I love being able to do "quality control." :)
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