Betty Crocker’s 101 Delicious Bisquick Creations
Southerner’s love their Bisquick. I love my Bisquick. I am convinced that there is no better way to make pancakes. The house specialty at Doe Run Farm is our famous 3 "B" Pancakes – Buttermilk Bisquick and Bacon Pancakes.
Bisquick is also great for biscuits, scones, dumplings, and even shortcake.
Since I have a great affection for Bisquick, I am please to share with you this little pamphlet from 1933. It seems that I am not the only one who loves their Bisquick. Fashionable hostesses from New York to Chicago to Los Angles are also big fans as well as some big box office stars.
I can’t tell you how happy I am to find that Gloria Swanson was home making cheese biscuits with little more than a box of Bisquick and some grated cheese.
It seems the Comtesse de Fries of New York and Palm Beach loves her Bisquick waffles. Here is how she makes them:
Waffles
2 cups Bisquick
1 1/2 cups of milk
2 eggs
2 tbsp. melted butter (if desired)
Beat eggs well with rotary beater. Add milk and Bisquick. Beat with the egg beater to mix batter very thoroughly. Mix in the butter if a richer waffle is desired. Pour into hot waffle iron (3 tablespoons of batter make 1 waffle). Bake until golden brown. To get a crisp waffle the waffle iron must be very hot.
Now the truth be told, you can assemble a fine substitute for store-bought Bisquick. In fact rumor has it that Bisquick got its stat when a sales executive watched a train porter pre-mix flour and shortening for a quick way to make biscuits. So if you are feeling a bit like a porter today, try this:
Train Porter's Baking Mix
9 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups shortening
Mix to a fine crumble and store in a cool, dry place. Some folks add a tablespoon of sugar to the mix.
Either way you and the porter and Gloria will be having a wonderful time baking away.SEE VIDEO TUTORIAL >>
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