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Old 07-22-2009, 07:51 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Homemade Bisquick

9 cups flour
1/2 cup baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups canola oil

Mix dry ingredients together well.

Cut oil into mixture with pastry blender until it is like cornmeal.

Store in container with tight cover in the refrigerator.

For biscuits: combine 2 cups mix and 2/3 cups milk. Roll out and cut or drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes in a PREHEATED oven at 450 degrees.

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Old 07-22-2009, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Impossible Garden Pie

2 cups sliced zucchini
1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup grated Jack or parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup Bisquick
3 eggs

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Layer zucchini, tomatoes and onion in a greased 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan and pepper. Mix milk, Bisquick and eggs in a blender for 1 minute. Pour over the vegetables.

. Bake for 30 minutes. Let set 5 minutes before cutting.
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Old 07-22-2009, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Impossible Cherry Pie

1 cup milk
2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Streusel:
2 tablespoons firm butter
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Grease 10-inch pie plate. Beat all ingredients, except pie filling and streusel in blender for 15 seconds. Pour into pie plate.
Spoon pie filling evenly over top. Bake 25 minutes.
Then, top with streusel. Bake until brown, about 10 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate any leftovers.
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Old 07-22-2009, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Martinsville, NJ
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Originally Posted by Apples&Oranges View Post
Homemade Bisquick

9 cups flour
1/2 cup baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups canola oil

Mix dry ingredients together well.

Cut oil into mixture with pastry blender until it is like cornmeal.

Store in container with tight cover in the refrigerator.

For biscuits: combine 2 cups mix and 2/3 cups milk. Roll out and cut or drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes in a PREHEATED oven at 450 degrees.

If you skip the oil, can't you just store it in the pantry like the store bought version, and then add the oil with the other wet ingredients when you want to cook with it?
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Old 07-23-2009, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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It's just easier and quicker if you mix in the oil and store it in the fridge. It works WELL.
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Old 07-24-2009, 06:25 AM
 
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It's just easier and quicker if you mix in the oil and store it in the fridge. It works WELL.
How long does this mixture keep? It sounds like a cheap and pretty easy substitute for the brand name.
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Old 07-24-2009, 09:26 AM
 
Location: Southeastern North Carolina
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Homemade Bisquick

9 cups flour
1/2 cup baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups canola oil

Mix dry ingredients together well.

Cut oil into mixture with pastry blender until it is like cornmeal.

Store in container with tight cover in the refrigerator.

For biscuits: combine 2 cups mix and 2/3 cups milk. Roll out and cut or drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes in a PREHEATED oven at 450 degrees.

Thanks--I'm glad to have a way to make biscuits without hydrogenated oil.
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Old 07-25-2009, 08:53 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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How long does this mixture keep? It sounds like a cheap and pretty easy substitute for the brand name.
If kept in the fridge, it will keep fresh for a very long time.

It actually works better than the brand name in a box, rises better and tastes fresher.

Happy baking!
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Old 07-25-2009, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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Impossible Cherry Pie

1 cup milk
2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Streusel:
2 tablespoons firm butter
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Grease 10-inch pie plate. Beat all ingredients, except pie filling and streusel in blender for 15 seconds. Pour into pie plate.
Spoon pie filling evenly over top. Bake 25 minutes.
Then, top with streusel. Bake until brown, about 10 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate any leftovers.
I just made this recipe using fresh peaches, and I omitted the strusel topping. It was yummy.
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Old 07-25-2009, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Default This is one of my favorites!

Savory Cheese/Onion Sticks

1 cup Bisquick
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup soft butter
1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
Diced green onions

Heat oven to 450°. Mix milk & Bisquick with fork. Beat 15 strokes.

Put onto a board lightly dusted with Bisquick. Knead 10 times to smooth up. Roll into large rectangle.

Spread with butter, cheese & green onions.

Roll up like jelly roll, fold both ends to the center, roll out again 1/4″ thick.

Cut into narrow 1/2" strips. Place on baking sheet. Bake 8 - 10 min.

Serve hot.
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