What is Bisquick and Why Is It So Popular?

Are you wondering what is Bisquick and why is it so popular? The answer is here! Plus, you’ll learn why the baking mix is popular, how it compares to self rising flour, how to make your own homemade Bisquick dupe, and what to make with it!

What is Bisquick?

Bisquick is a popular pantry staple that’s a convenient, all-in-one baking mix used by busy home since 1930! It’s the base of many different recipes, including fluffy pancakes, pizza, biscuits, and even desserts like cobbler (did you know we have at least 6 cobbler recipes made with it?).

The primary ingredients in the Original Bisquick baking mix are flour, salt, baking powder, and shortening.

There are other varieties, including Heart Smart Bisquick, which is lower in cholesterol and sodium. For those who are allergic or sensitive to gluten, there is also a gluten free variety.

All of the varieties are manufactured by General Mills, a brand that is widely known and trusted in households all over the world.

The Popularity of A Simple Baking Mix

This popularity of this product is likely because it’s so versatile and can be used in recipes for any meal of the day! Breakfast or brunch, lunches, appetizers, sides, and even sweet snacks and desserts.

Bisquick is very convenient, as it eliminates the need to measure each individual ingredient when baking from scratch. It saves time, energy, and money! What’s not to love?

Plus, it’s an affordable ingredient for most people. Depending on the area you live in, it can even be less expensive than buying individual ingredients. You’ll find it in the baking aisle or near the dry pancake mixes.

However, you can always use our recipe for homemade baking mix!

Bisquick vs Self Rising Flour

Bisquick contains shortening, salt, and baking powder. Although it is shelf-stable, the shortening means that the it has a shorter shelf life (about 6 months or so).

The texture of this all-in-one baking mix is slightly different than self-rising flour, because it includes shortening.

Self-rising flour has just baking powder and salt. It has a longer shelf life, about 12 months.

Using Bisquick Baking Mix

You can use the dry baking mix for cooking savory meals, like dumplings, chicken pot pie, and sausage balls. Of course, the most popular uses are for baking biscuits and pancakes.

Believe it or not, you can even use it for making dessert recipes! It is the base ingredient in sweets like cobblers, funnel cake and blueberry muffins.

We have a huge collection of Bisquick recipes here on The Feathered Nester. Take a look at a few of them and you will understand why we love it so much!