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Homemade Bisquick Mix

Bisquick makes baking easy! Save money by making homemade Bisquick mix using 4 common ingredients and this easy homemade baking mix recipe.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Side Dish, Dessert, Entree
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bisquick recipe, bisquick biscuits, recipe with bisquick, How to Make Bisquick
Servings: 14 servings
Calories: 326kcal
Author: Renae Gerhardstein

Equipment

  • mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 6 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3 Tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoons Kosher salt
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening, cubed (see substitutions below in notes)

Instructions

To make baking mix in a blender or food processor

  • Add dry ingredients into a food processor or blender. Pulse to mix.
  • Then, add vegetable shortening, one cube at a time, and pulse until well mixed. Bisquick mixture is fully mixed when it is lump-free.

To make baking mix by hand

  • To mix Bisquick without a food processor or blender, stir together or sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Use a pastry cutter or two knives to cut in the vegetable shortening. Use a grater to shred sticks of butter or cold shortening for even easier mixing.
  • Then whisk or sift the mixture until well mixed. The baking mix will look like sand with lumps smaller than peas.

Storing homemade Bisquick baking mix

  • Store in an airtight container in a dark, cool location like a pantry or cabinet. 
  • If you use butter or margarine instead of vegetable shortening, make sure to store it in an air tight container in the fridge instead of out in room temperature. 

Notes

Substitutions for Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening:
  • Spectrum Naturals Organic Shortening is non-hydrogenated (trans fat free) and vegan. 
  • Coconut oil is non-hydrogenated and vegan. With a melting point of 76-78ºF, coconut oil stays solid at room temperature (around 68º). Using coconut oil will likely add a slight coconut flavor to the recipe ingredients you make with this homemade Bisquick mix. 
  • Nutriva Organic Shortening (linked) is non-hydrogenated and vegan. 
  • Butter or margarine. Keep your DIY baking mix refrigerated if you use butter or margarine.
  • Tallow (linked) is non-hydrogenated, rendered beef fat. Pure tallow has a short shelf life and refrigeration is recommended for a longer shelf life.
  • If you use butter instead of vegetable shortening, make sure to store it in an air-tight container in the fridge instead of out at room temperature.
Storing Instructions:
  • Since the ingredients are all stable when left at room temperature, it's okay to leave it out of the refrigerator.
  • Store the homemade baking mix in an airtight container in a dark, cool location like a pantry or cabinet.
  • I keep my mixed homemade Bisquick ingredients - as well as my bulk pantry items - in these Prepworks clear air tight storage containers (linked):

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 2g | Sodium: 773mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 3mg