Homemade Bisquick is a quick easy hack that will make you a biscuit better than storebought mix. This baking mix is ready to use any time you need it and you have all the ingredients in your pantry!
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Homemade Bisquick is so versatile and a great jumping point for so many recipes. My simple recipe is so quick and easy you will not believe all the wonderful recipes that you can make.
- Only 4 ingredients
- less than 5 minutes to make
- Stores in the refrigerator and is ready to use any time
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What You Need to Make Homemade Bisquick
Ingredients
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 cup shortening
Equipment
How to Make this Biscuit Mix Recipe- Step by Step
- Mix Dry: First, add flour, baking powder and salt to the bowl of a food processor and next pulse for 15 seconds.
- Add Shortening: Second, add shortening to the food processor in small pieces and then pulse until the mixture resembles sand.
- Place in Container: Finally, store mixture in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 months.
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What Can I Make with this Bisquick Mix
- Vanilla Waffles with Blackberries
- Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes
- Peach Cobbler Coffee Cake
- Biscuits with my Homemade Honey Butter
- 20 Fluffy Pancakes Recipes
Undoubtable, the possibilities are truly endless and delicious.
Always store this baking mix in the refrigerator. Evidently, after you even open the box mix, it says it should be refrigerated.
Usually yes, but in this case, you want the stabilization that shortening can give.
Since trans fats have been considered bad, vegetable shortening brands have modified their recipes to remove them. Alternatively, brands like Spectrum are an organic vegetable shortening which is non-hydrogenated.
Absolutely, it is a one to one replacement.
Expert Tips for Making Bisquick
- Recipe Can be Doubled: A great recipe for a crowd. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into multiple storage containers.
- Cheese: I love a Homemade Biscuit with some Cheddar.
- Butter Shortening: Alternatively, use a butter flavored shortening for a great butter flavor. Wonderful for shortcakes.
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Homemade Bisquick
Ingredients
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 cup shortening
Instructions
- Add flour, baking powder and salt to the bowl of a food processor; Pulse for 15 seconds.
- Add shortening to the food processor in small pieces; Pulse until the mixture resembles sand.
- Store mixture in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 months.
Expert Tips
- Recipe Can be Doubled: A great recipe for a crowd. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into multiple storage containers.
- Cheese: I love a Homemade Biscuit with some Cheddar.
- Butter Shortening: Alternatively, use a butter flavored shortening for a great butter flavor. Wonderful for shortcakes.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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This is the BEST recipe. Just when I was out of bisquick poof here’s a recipe for it!
This bisquick tasted so delicious and really easy to make! Will surely have this again, thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Highly recommended!
This homemade bisquick mix turned out great. At first I was thinking nah because of the shortening but thanks for the tip on getting Spectrum organic!
I use this not only for pancakes and waffles but so many casseroles too!