Our Mom’s recipe for
biscuits was right off the Bisquick box.
I think everyone has had a box of Bisquick in their cupboard at one
time or another. I didn’t start making
biscuits from scratch until I found a good source for non-hydrogenated lard and
started making biscuits like my mother-in-law.
My husband then told me he had never really liked my biscuits before! He does like pancakes made from Bisquick.
He also likes Jiffy
mix cornbread, and whatever he likes…I
prefer crispy Southern cornbread.
Of course, Krusteaz
is another popular brand of biscuit mix.
When we lived in Texas and Georgia I used Martha White biscuit mix that
is now available here too.
They give many recipes on the biscuit mix web sites as well as on the boxes or packages of baking mix; and Bisquick has
sold many super market pamphlet-style cookbooks over the years…I have three of
them as well as a Jiffy book.
In the next few weeks
we’re going to give a few baking mix recipes for making your own if you
wish. They all were good!
The cookbooks above are a current Jiffy Mix book; Top left: 1956
Bisquick, right: 1993 Bisquick, right
bottom 1991 Bisquick 60 years of Family
Favorites.
Here is the link to a free Jiffy book.
My husband hates Jiffy cornbread. Only time I use the mix is if I do a corn casserole and it calls for it.
ReplyDeleteWe use Bisquick for sausage balls.
I also use Bisquick to make my sausage cheese balls.
ReplyDeleteI love Krusteaz mix for pancakes. I use Jiffy cornbread mix when I'm in a hurry or for casseroles.
ReplyDeleteI love Jiffy cornbread. It used to be a treat that my brother and I made for ourselves (baked in the oven). We loved to eat it w butter and syrup! I haven't used Bisquick much. My mom made baking powder biscuits. Looking forward to your new "series"!
ReplyDeleteBisquick all the way for sure. So many great things you can make with it. My mom made the best strawberry shortcake with it. Not my favorite for pancakes and waffles - Krusteaz for those items. Jiffy mix makes good cornbread muffins if you add corn, cheese and use buttermilk.
ReplyDeleteI'm a work in progress in the bisquit department. I've advanced through the hockey puck stage,and at times can make a decent bisquit which doesn't break the tooth. Do you fold and roll your bisquit dough so their are layers of fluffy goodness? Fold and Roll Fold and Roll.
ReplyDeleteNo...I don't fold and roll my biscuit dough...you overwork it that way. Simply roll the dough lightly and cut down straight into the dough with a sharp cutter...don't twist the cutter, and the biscuit will separate when you bake it and it won't be too tough either.
DeleteCheck here for a picture of good biscuits made that way: Never Fail Biscuits