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D you make your own "Bisquick"?

SWBs WifeySWBs Wifey
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I'd love a recipe for a cheaper, healthier version!

How long does it keep for?

What are your favorite ways to use it? 

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Re: D you make your own "Bisquick"?

  • kdellokdello member

    Not sure about Bisquick, I've never used it. I do make a dry pancake mix. I use this recipe and mix all the dry stuff together. (For what it's worth, the pancakes are delicious. I use half wheat flour, and instead of buttermilk I use almond milk and a little lemon juice.)

    https://breakfast.food.com/recipe/cooks-illustrated-light-fluffy-pancakes-344774

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  • Lotte134Lotte134
    What are you wanting to use it for?  When we make pancakes I just use the Betty Crocker recipe and it seriously takes about 3 minutes to mix up so it's not a big deal.  I've thought of looking for a pancake mix like kdello posted, but it just doesn't seem worth it.
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  • SWBs WifeySWBs Wifey
    I'd really like something that I could use for more than one dish, like I would with real Bisquick.  Definitely pancakes, probably waffles and biscuits too.
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  • chillyupnorthchillyupnorth member

    I also just use the recipes from Betty Crocker or Better Homes & Gardens cookbooks for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, etc, and find them to be really fast.

    I suppose you could mix up all the dry ingredients from these recipes and then just put a note on top of the container that says how much to use and what to add to it (Ex: Use 2 cups dry mix and add 1 egg, 1 cup milk, etc) and how many servings it is. When you measure out the dry ingredients from one batch, just remeasure them when they are all mixed together to see what the total dry volume is.

    If the ratios are the same for multiple recipes you could have one mix, otherwise you could just get a few airtight containers and label them "pancake mix," "waffle mix," etc.

    Hmmm, this might be a good idea. I think I might do this myself! 

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  • kdellokdello member

    imageLotte134:
    What are you wanting to use it for?  When we make pancakes I just use the Betty Crocker recipe and it seriously takes about 3 minutes to mix up so it's not a big deal.  I've thought of looking for a pancake mix like kdello posted, but it just doesn't seem worth it.

    The only reason I mix it all in advance is because it takes the same time to mix a huge batch to freeze as it would have to mixed up enough for one recipe. (The measuring is what takes me the time.) So I dump it all in a ziplock and store in the freezer to save time later.

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  • danaann78danaann78
    imagechillyupnorth:

    I also just use the recipes from Betty Crocker or Better Homes & Gardens cookbooks for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, etc, and find them to be really fast.

    I suppose you could mix up all the dry ingredients from these recipes and then just put a note on top of the container that says how much to use and what to add to it (Ex: Use 2 cups dry mix and add 1 egg, 1 cup milk, etc) and how many servings it is. When you measure out the dry ingredients from one batch, just remeasure them when they are all mixed together to see what the total dry volume is.

    If the ratios are the same for multiple recipes you could have one mix, otherwise you could just get a few airtight containers and label them "pancake mix," "waffle mix," etc.

    Hmmm, this might be a good idea. I think I might do this myself! 

    I mix up all the dry ingredients in ziplock bags for things like pancakes, waffles, brownies, cookies, etc.  Then I write the wet ingredients and cooking instructions on front of the bag. When you want to use it, you just dump the contents into a bowl, add wet ingredients and cook as directed.

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  • kcdc6211kcdc6211

    I made a similar mix in the past but must have had a not-so-good recipe because every time I tried [for different uses] it didn't taste so good.. never tried to find another since, but thanks for asking because I had totally forgotten!! I will search around and keep my eye on this post :)

     In the meantime, we found a great whole-grain alt. to Bisquick at grocery store.. It has worked great so far for what we've needed it for. The back of the box even gives recipes on how to use it for pancakes/ waffles, cookies, cakes, pie shell, muffins, biscuits even brownies [def want to try that!] I think it's probably better for you, and decent source of fiber too Hodgson Mill 

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