Homemade Bisquick Mix
A quick blend of 4 simple ingredients gives you homemade Bisquick mix in minutes. Perfect for quick and easy pancakes, waffles, biscuits, and more!
The thought of baking from scratch is all fun and games until you realize you’re running late, or you’re pretty much running on empty. This is why having things premade sometimes just makes sense. We don’t mind paying a little extra for convenience. Homemade Bisquick to the rescue because with this 5-minute recipe, convenience comes for free!
About this recipe
Homemade Bisquick is a life hack everyone needs to know about! Having a jar of dry baking mix in your pantry means you can have biscuits, pancakes, waffles, and muffins any time the mood strikes, without worrying about missing any ingredients! It’s a game-changer when it comes to quick and easy breakfast or snack ideas.
Homemade Bisquick is typically a blend of flour, baking powder, shortening, and salt. It comes together in minutes and has a shelf life of 3 months! For a healthier option, you can opt for coconut oil instead of shortening, however, this may result in a different texture and consistency. As if this wasn’t crazy easy enough, you could actually make it with powder milk and just add water when you’re ready to use it.
Either way, your family gets pancakes or waffles made from scratch, homemade chicken and dumplings, and a perfect topping for fruit cobbler. It’s a win-win all around!
Don’t forget to whip up some blueberry sauce or chocolate syrup for those pancakes and waffles!
What you need
This recipe will make about 4.5 cups of mix that can be stored in a tight lid jar for up to 3 months.
- All-Purpose Flour: For accurate measurements, make sure you spoon it gently into the measuring cup (don’t pack it), and level it off.
- Shortening: Shortening is fat with a very long shelf life. Will replace butter and oil in your baking.
- Baking Powder: Used to improve the texture of baked goods, giving them a nice light and fluffy quality.
- Salt: It’s an ingredient that brings out the flavors in baked goods. It’s also a preservative and just one more added ingredient that will last long on the shelf.
How to make it
Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend. Voila.
You can either use it immediately or store in a jar for later use. Keep it handy for the next 3 months. Refill when it’s empty!
Tip! If using your mix right away, butter can be used in place of shortening. Store mix in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
FAQs
Flour is a stand-alone ingredient used as a foundation ingredient for many baking recipes. Bisquick is a dry mix that uses flour as part of what comprises the mix. It is the main ingredient, but it’s not the only ingredient.
When using flour to bake, you’ll still need to add all the required ingredients needed for whichever recipe you’re following, which means you can use flour for far more than you would be able to Bisquick. With the premade dry mix, although you’re limited to certain recipes, much of it is already done for you, making recipe prep quick and easy!
They both have similar ingredients, however, pancake mixes typically have added sugar which usually means they work better for sweet recipes. Bisquick can be used for both savory and sweet.
How to make waffles with Bisquick
To make waffles using this mix, follow this recipe:
- 2 cups Bisquick mix
- 1⅓ cups whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Cook as directed in your waffle maker!
How to make Bisquick mix pancakes
To make pancakes using this mix follow this recipe:
- 2 cups homemade Bisquick mix, spooned and leveled
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large egg
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Scoop onto a preheated griddle and cook until golden brown on both sides.
How to make this recipe your own
- Butter flavored shortening can be used to add more flavor.
- Swap out the shortening for coconut oil or responsibly sourced, organic palm oil.
Storage Suggestions
Whenever you have a quick 5 minutes to spare, put together this Bisquick dry mix and store it in your pantry or on a shelf for up to 3 months.
Get the Recipe: Homemade Bisquick Mix
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 4 tablespoons shortening
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend for 1 minute. Use immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Notes
To Make Pancakes:
Serves: 2 Ingredients:- 2 cups homemade bisquick mix, spooned and leveled
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large egg
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
To Make Waffles
Serves: 4 Ingredients:- 2 cups bisquick mix
- 1⅓ cups whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Recipe Notes:
- If using right away, butter can be used in place of shortening. Store mix in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- Butter flavored shortening can be used to add more flavor.