Make Your Own "Bisquick" Mix

Love the ease of quick pancakes and biscuits, but hate paying the stupid high prices for Bisquick?  Here's how you can make your own at home.  

Ingredients

6 cups all-purpose flour (or 3 cups AP flour and 3 cups whole wheat flour)
1 cup nonfat instant dry milk
3 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt 
1 cup vegetable shortening


Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Cut in the shortening with two knives or with the pastry blender attachment on your mixer, until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Put into a plastic zipper bag or other sealed container.  Label and date the mix.  It's good for six weeks in the refrigerator.  I also wrote the recipes for pancakes and biscuits directly on the bag.

For pancakes:

2 cups mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten

For fluffier pancakes, substitute the milk with buttermilk.  If you don't have buttermilk, make your own by putting 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into a measuring cup, and then filling with milk to the 1 cup line.  Let sit for 10 minutes and stir.  You can also add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla for a little bit of flavor.

For biscuits:

2 cups mix
1/2 cup milk


Mix together and roll out dough to 1 inch thick.  Use a biscuit cutter or a round glass to cut the biscuits.  Put on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 450* for 10-12 minutes.  

This recipe was found in the book Homemade published by Reader's Digest.  It has been such a great book to have around.  You can get it from Amazon by clicking this link: