Make Homemade Bisquick Substitute in 10 minutes (only 5 ingredients)! Use this simple baking mix for biscuits, pancakes, etc. Yields 6 cups!
Ever needed an ingredient for a recipe and realize you are out of it at home, or you forgot to get it at the store? That happened to me last year when I realized I didn’t have any Bisquick at home to use for a recipe!
I wrote down a recipe that popped up in my Facebook newsfeed from a Facebook group page (one I don’t even follow). That has been my “go to” recipe for this baking mix from that point on.
It is so easy and fast to make it from scratch with a few very common ingredients at home! The recipe makes enough for 6 cups of baking mix, and when stored in a refrigerator it will keep for about 4 months.
This is a great mix to have on hand for making a quick batch of biscuits, pancakes or any other recipe that requires Bisquick. Here’s how to make this easy baking mix.
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How To Make This Baking Mix
In a large mixing bowl, sift 6 cups of all-purpose flour, 3 Tablespoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 Tablespoon of salt into the bowl.
Repeat the sifting process one more time and then once again into the mixing bowl. Do not skip this step! You will need to sift the dry ingredients THREE TIMES IN TOTAL!
Add 1 cup of vegetable shortening to the bowl of the sifted dry ingredients.
Use a pastry blender to cut the shortening into the flour mixture. Continue to cut the shortening into the flour mixture until the mix has the texture of fine crumbs.
That’s it! You have just made a great substitute for Bisquick in only a few minutes! Store the substitute mix in an airtight, covered container in the refrigerator!
The homemade baking mix will keep for up to 4 months, when stored properly (covered in an airtight container) in a refrigerator.
When you want to use it, simply pull the container out of the refrigerator and use the amount needed when a recipe calls for Bisquick.
Using The Homemade Bisquick Substitute
I have even used this substitute baking mix for making a batch of Buttery Bisquick Biscuits when I haven’t had Bisquick in the pantry and they turn out wonderful, every time!
Shown below is one of the biscuits cut in half to reveal the inside, and one of the biscuits served with my homemade “one jar strawberry rhubarb jam“. YUM!
I hope you have the opportunity to make some of this Homemade Bisquick Substitute mix to have on hand in your kitchen. Happy Baking!
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Original recipe source: Rhonda Fredricks on the Facebook group page called: Old Fashioned Cooking on 5/16/25
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Make Homemade Bisquick Substitute in 10 minutes (only 5 ingredients)! Use this simple baking mix for biscuits, pancakes, etc. Yields 6 cups!
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
In a large mixing bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Repeat two more times. Do not skip this step (sift dry ingredients 3 times in total))
Add vegetable shortening. Use a pastry blender to cut the shortening into the flour mixture. Continue to cut in the shortening until it becomes the texture of very small crumbs.
Store this baking mix in an airtight, covered container in the refrigerator! The mix will keep for up to 4 months, when stored properly in a refrigerator. When you want to use it, pull the container out of the refrigerator; Use the amount of mix needed when a recipe calls for Bisquick.
NOTE: The calories are calculated for the ingredients using a standard one cup of mix.
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