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Homemade Bisquick Type Baking Mix

September 1, 2017 By Lisa Sharp 17 Comments

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Are you a fan of Bisquick, this homemade Bisquick substitute works amazingly. The homemade baking mix can be used in place of Bisquick in recipes and uses all natural ingredients. 

collage of homemade baking mix in vintage pyrex bowl

Switching over to a more natural, less processed diet can seem overwhelming at first. Most of us are pretty busy and don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen making healthy meals for our families.

Thankfully it doesn’t have to be that hard. Many recipes we already love can be easily adapted to be less processed. Baking mix is something a lot of quick recipes use. You can make everything from biscuits to pot pies with it. However, the ingredients in a store-bought baking mix are not always the best. And best of all this is homemade Bisquick without shortening.

homemade baking mix in vintage pyrex bowl

However, it’s very easy to make your own homemade baking mix with natural ingredients. It only takes a few minutes and can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to use it.

Lately, I’ve been using the homemade baking mix to make muffins which I freeze and we use for Saturday morning breakfast. They make for a nice weekend breakfast treat and with this mix, they are super simple to make.

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Yield: About 3 Cups

Homemade Baking Mix

Homemade baking mix, homemade bisquick, diy bisquick, bisquick without shortening, baking mix with butter

A great, natural, substitute​ for Bisquick​.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, cold

Instructions

  1. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
  2. Cut in cold butter with pastry cutter or fork, until mixture is crumbly.
  3. Store in fridge up for up to 5-6 months. It can be stored in the freezer for longer storage.
© Lisa Sharp
Cuisine: American
This makes 3 cups of the baking mix but it’s very easy to double it. You can use it for any recipe that calls for Bisquick or baking mix.

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Delicious Recipes That Use Homemade Baking Mix

These are just some of the wonderful recipes you can make with this homemade baking mix.
collage of recipes using homemade baking mix
  • Raspberry Lemon Muffins
  • Pancakes
  • Apple Cinnamon Muffins

collage of recipes using homemade baking mix

  • Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Banana Muffins
  • Biscuits

collage of recipes using homemade baking mix

  • Cheddar Biscuits
  • Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie
  • Mini Deep Dish Pizzas

Keep this page saved because I add more all of the time. The list of things you can make with this homemade baking mix is endless.

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Comments

  1. Farrah

    August 3, 2015 at 9:15 pm

    Yay! Love how simple and easy this is to make! 😀 I’ll never have to buy baking mix again! :]

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 3, 2015 at 9:48 pm

      Right? The baking mix companies don’t want you to know just how easy it is. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Tiffany (NatureMom)

    August 4, 2015 at 11:39 am

    How is it I have never seen a recipe calling for baking mix? Strange!

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 4, 2015 at 2:03 pm

      May have seen “Bisquick” in the recipe instead. 🙂

      Reply
  3. retrorganic

    August 4, 2015 at 1:06 pm

    Really great tips!

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 5, 2015 at 10:14 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Jessica Cangiano

    August 4, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    How timelessly lovely! This instantly makes me think of the kind of thing that our grandmas/great-grandmas would have gone through by the bucketful, so to speak.

    Thank you for sharing your tasty, classic recipe with us.

    Happy baking!

    ? Jessica

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 5, 2015 at 10:00 am

      You’re welcome! And yes past generations would have thought it was strange that we buy something so easy to make pre-made. Of course companies want us to think they are saving us so much time and work. 😉

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  5. Melanie

    August 5, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    I never buy baking mix because of the hydrogenated oil in them, so I’ve just avoided making any recipes that call for a baking mix. Your recipe looks easy though…and the recipe for the cheddar biscuits looks SO good! I’ll have to make those this fall to go with some soup or chili.

    Reply
  6. Audrey

    August 7, 2015 at 11:32 am

    I just used a similar recipe to make pancakes yesterday, but I think I like yours better.

    Thanks for sharing on Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays link up. Hope to see you back next week.

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 10, 2015 at 10:17 am

      I’d love to know what you think of this one compared to the other, if you use it. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Donella Crigger

    August 20, 2015 at 10:44 am

    What a wonderful idea! I need to make my own baking mix; it would make it so much easier for me to make a batch of biscuits or coat chicken, etc. if I already had some made up. Your post has been featured at the Get Your Shine On linky party and pinned to our features board. We hope you’ll join us again this week!

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 20, 2015 at 4:03 pm

      It is so nice and easy. I have a really wonderful recipe that will feature it coming up tomorrow, so be sure to stop back by. And thanks so much for featuring this post!

      Reply
  8. Carole Mackenzie

    April 22, 2020 at 7:37 am

    This looks promising. I tried a recipe for muffins, thawed & sweetened & drained the blueberries… I even put the crumb topping on after 10 minutes, as directed. OMG! They could’ve been hockey pucks! All that work & expense in the trash! SO, I have a new bag of frozen blueberries. Please tell me how & when to add them to the muffin recipe?

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    • Lisa Sharp

      April 23, 2020 at 6:55 pm

      What recipe was it? When you add them will depend on the recipe.

      Reply
  9. VICTORIA L TROUP

    August 14, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Could you use a food processor to mix with the cold butter?

    Reply
    • Lisa Sharp

      August 14, 2020 at 1:08 pm

      That should be fine. I just always do it the old-fashioned way.

      Reply

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