Homemade Biscuit Mix with Recipes

8 C flour
1/4 C baking powder
4 t salt
1 ½ C shortening

Mix dry ingredients then cut in shortening. Store in airtight container for 2 months. Makes 11 cups mix.  Use as you would Bisquick.  Some recipes are included here.  FInd additional Bisquick recipes at: http://www.bettycrocker.com/products/prod_bisquick.aspx

Biscuits

2 1/4 C biscuit mix
2/3 C milk

Heat oven to 450 °.  Stir ingredients until soft dough forms.  Turn onto surface dusted with baking mix.  Knead 10 times.  Roll until ½” thick.  Cut with 2 ½” cutter.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 8-10 min or until golden brown.  9 biscuits.

Drop Biscuits: Do not knead dough.  Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.

Pancakes

2 C biscuit mix
1 C milk
2 eggs

Stir ingredients until blended.  Pour by scant 1/4 cup fulls onto hot griddle.  For thinner pancakes add 1 ½ cups milk.

Waffles
2 C biscuit mix
1 ½ C milk
1 egg
2 T oil

Stir ingredients until blended.  Pour one cup of batter on average size waffle iron.  For crispier waffles, add a bit extra milk.

Other favorite recipes with this mix:
DeLonne's Best Cornbread Recipe
Bisquick's Coffee Cake