Homemade Bisquick Baking Mix

Ingredients for Homemade Bisquick:

• 2 1/4 cups white flour 
• 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour (you can skip this if you don't use it normally. Double the amount of white flour instead)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 cup safflower oil or butter-flavored shortening

Instructions for Homemade Bisquick:

1. In a large, flat bowl, blend first six ingredients.  
2. Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender. Continue to work the ingredients until the mixture has the consistency of corn meal.
3. Store in an airtight glass or plastic container.

Notes for Homemade Bisquick:

1. This needs to be kept cool and dry.
2. At room temperature, use within one month.In the refrigerator, it will keep about two months. In the freezer, you could probably store it for three or four months.
3. Use as Bisquick or other baking mix, cup for cup.

Recipes using homemade Bisquick:

• Biscuits - 1 cup mix plus 1/3 cup milk makes 5 biscuits. Bake at 425 until golden brown.
• Pancakes - 1 cup mix plus 1 beaten egg plus 1/2 cup milk. Stir and pour onto griddle.
• Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits
• Alicia's Bisquick Recipes - a listing of 238 recipes using Bisquick

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