How to Make Your Own Biscuit Mix

The price of biscuit mix makes it worth it to make your own. Making it yourself also assures the freshness of the mix.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 5 cups flour
• 2 1/2 T. baking powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 t. salt
• 1 cup chilled shortening that doesn't need to be refrigerated
• A pastry blender or an attachment for a mixer that can cut the shortening into the flour

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Chunk up the shortening and lightly drop into the flour. Chill the whole bowl and contents for the best results or chill the shortening ahead of time.

2. 
   Ordinary pastry blender

   With a pastry blender or cutting attachment, cut in the shortening just until it resembles course crumbs. The less handling the better! You can use two knives if you don't have a pastry blender or good attachment. Using a fork would mash it together too much.

3. Store in an air tight container. It will stay good for 10 to 12 weeks, unrefrigerated. It stores well for 8 months or more in the fridge or a year in the freezer. This recipe makes about 6 cups of biscuit mix but can easily be doubled.

4. Quick biscuits:
   * 2 cups homemade biscuit mix,
   * 1/2 cup milk
   * Stir lightly together just until the dough follows the fork around, then kneed on a lightly floured board for about 10 turns. (2 T. parsley added to this recipe complements chicken dishes well.) Pat to about 3/4 inch thick and cut with a floured biscuit cutter or a glass dipped in flour. Bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes on a baking sheet. Makes about 8 biscuits.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep those big peanut butter jars or mayo jars for things like biscuit mix, uncooked egg noodles, homemade bread crumbs, partial bags of brown sugar or raw rice.
• 3 teaspoons (t.) equal 1 tablespoon (T.)
• 16 tablespoons equal 1 cup
• If you have very warm hands like mine, cool your hands down under tap water and dry hands well. Work with dough quickly!
• When I'm in a hurry (almost always) and don't have company, I just roll this out in a square shape and cut it into 9 - # - a tic-tack-toe cut - fast and easy with no wasted pieces or re-rolling.
• The more you handle the dough or biscuit mix, the tougher the baking results.

[anniecooks]

on 1/9/2009 RECIPE SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR POSTING IT.

[Ladybugblue]

on 8/23/2008 Good to see your husband is so supportive! Another good article!

[Primefalcon]

on 8/18/2008 My wife makes incredible stuff with this!

[CinLee]

on 7/28/2008 I used some of your chicken spice mix in the biscuits I made with this mix !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding!!!!!!!!! 5 stars!

[MidniteWriter]

on 7/11/2008 I am going to keep this and try this when I need it next. Thanks so much!