Recipes for Bisquick substitutes, including recipes using it.

RECIPE: Bisquick-like product (Birnes)

Here is a recipe for a Bisquick-like product from "Cheaper & Better" by
Nancy Birnes:

10 cups flour
1/3 cup baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups shortening

Sift dry ingredients together, cut in shortening with a pastry cutter until
the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.

Store in a tightly closed container.  It will keep up to 6 months in dry
weather.  Refrigerate in very hot or humid weather.

This recipe works in every Bisquick recipe I've tried, and it is a LOT
cheaper.

March 1994, Nicole Okun, rec.food.cooking

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From: cz357@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eleanor D. Bardes)
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Bisquick mix
Date: 18 May 1994 13:47:04 GMT

This recipe is for Dawn Scotting, who asked what is Bisquick  
   
Bisquick Mix  
   
4 cups of flour  
3 tablespoons powder  
2 teaspoons salt  
1 cup of shortening  
   
Mix the dry ingredients together and cut in the shortening.  
There should be no large lumps.  I think a food processor would  
do a very good job of this.  I have never made this but found  
the recipe somewhere. I think if you make this with shortening  
it could be stored in a cool place.  If you can not find  
shortening, margarine would probably work but I think I would  
then store it in the refrigerator or make a smaller batch.  It  
might also make some difference in the flavor of the end  
product.  
   
May 1994, Eleanor Bardes, cz357@cleveland.Freenet.Edu 

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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: tjz@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (thomas.j.zgorzynski)
Subject: Basic Quick Mix
Keywords: "Whole Wheat bisquick"
Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 17:29:55 GMT

In the book "Diet for a Small Planet" they have a Quick Mix recipe
that is very similar to bisquick.  My wife and I have been using it
for quite a while with good results.
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Basic Quick Mix

Combine and mix thoroughly:
6 1/2 cups of whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 cups of soy flour
1 tbsp. salt (or to taste)
1 cup of instant dry milk
1/3 cup baking powder
2 1/2 cups of wheat germ

Store in a tightly covered jar in the refrigerator ready to make
any of the following options or your own experiments.
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PANCAKES

Combine:
1 egg, beaten *
1 cup milk, buttermilk or yogurt
3 tbsp. oil

Add to 1 1/2 cups Quick Mix

* To make lighter pancakes, use 2 eggs and fold in stiffly beaten egg
whites just before bakin.  Also, you can add fresh blueberries or 
bananas and nuts.
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WAFFLES

Combine:
2 eggs, beaten *
1 1/2 cups milk
3 tbsp. oil or melted butter 
2 tbsp. honey

Add to 1 1/4 cups of Quick Mix

* To make lighter waffles, beat egg whites until stiff and fold in
just before baking.
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MUFFINS

Combine:
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk, buttermilk or yogurt
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. honey or molasses

Add to 2 1/2 cups Quick Mix

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Add (optional):
* chopped dried fruit (dates, apricots, raisins, etc.) 
* chopped nuts or fresh berries or canned, drained and chopped fruit.
* My wife also uses grated apple with 1 tsp of cinnamon and chopped nuts.
* Also 2 mashed bananas and chopped nuts.
* Grated carrots, 1 tsp. cinnamon, and chopped nuts.
It's unlimited on what you can do.

The whole wheat muffins make a good breakfast for those on the run.
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Enjoy

Tom May 1994, thomas.j.zgorzynski, tjz@cbnewsb.cb.att.com
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