Homemade Bisquick Mix Recipe (2024)

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This homemade Bisquick is made with just 5 simple ingredients and takes just minutes to mix up. It’s cheaper, healthier and tastes amazing. Use it for all your baking mix needs!

If you are like me and looking for ways to eat healthier and save at the same time, then you’ll love this copycat “Bisquick” mix!

It takes just minutes to make, is cheaper than buying the Bisquick brand and it doesn’t have any ingredients that you don’t recognize or can’t pronounce.

On top of all that, we actually like the things I make with this homemade mix better than when I made them with the Bisquick brand! Definitely a win all around!

Here are a few of my favorite recipes that use this Bisquick substitute:

Easy John Wayne Casserole
Bisquick Chicken Alfredo Casserole
Easy Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie
Crustless Zucchini Quiche

If you want more ideas of recipes to make using this mix, this collection of over 25 tasty recipes made with Bisquick is helpful!

Homemade Bisquick Mix

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Homemade Bisquick Substitute

This homemade Bisquick mix is made with simple ingredients and takes just minutes to make!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6 cups

Author: Lydia @ ThriftyFrugalMom.com

Ingredients

5 cups all purpose flour (you can use up to half whole wheat flour)
1/4 cup baking powder
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 cup butter (see notes)

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients together then cut in butter until crumbly. (I like to use apastry blenderto do this.)
Store in refrigerator and use cup for cup as you would Bisquick. (see Notes below)

Notes

If you use vegetable shortening instead of butter, you can store the mix at room temperature.

GLUTEN FREE VARIATION FROM A READER:
She said “I have successfully made this homemade Bisquick mix using a 1 to 1 Gluten Free flour mix. I hope this helps someone on a GF diet.”

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Homemade Mexican Dressing
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Marge
December 13, 2023 at 4:41 PM
When we make these biscuits, how long and what temperature?
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- Lydia Beiler
  December 13, 2023 at 5:35 PM
  Just to be clear, this is a baking mix that can be used for making biscuits, pancakes and more. You can use it like you would store bought Bisquick mix. (In case you are located outside the US, Bisquick is the name of a brand that sells baking mixes.)
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  If you want to use it to make biscuits, you can mix together 2 1/4 c. Homemade Bisquick mix and 2/3 c. milk. Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are lightly brown. I hope that helps!
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Barb
November 22, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Can this mix be frozen?
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- Lydia Beiler
  November 23, 2023 at 7:47 AM
  Yes! I have frozen it often.
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  - Robin
    January 31, 2024 at 4:36 PM
    I love this recipe! I make it with butter and freeze the mix. Everything turns out perfectly. I do mix it in my food processor. Starting with 3 cups of flour and remaining ingredients, blitz until butter is well incorporated then add remaining flour and blitz again. Easy and fun! I’ve made dumplings, biscuits and pancakes so far. I’m looking forward to making the coffee cake!!
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    - Lydia Beiler
      February 1, 2024 at 2:02 PM
      Thank you for sharing this, Robin! Yes, a food processor would work well, I’m sure. Can you believe I only have a very small one (like 2 cups in size)? I’m so happy to hear that you are loving the recipe. I’m curious, are you using the mix directly from the freezer? I’ve thought of trying that but never have. If it works, it would be super handy!
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Natasha
November 16, 2023 at 9:12 PM
How long can you store this for?
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- Lydia Beiler
  November 21, 2023 at 10:45 AM
  It can be stored as long as the shortest expiration date of the ingredients. So if your baking powder has the soonest expiration date, that is the one that you would use.
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Diane Crotty
November 16, 2023 at 8:16 AM
How long will it last either in the fridge or the cupboard?
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- Lydia Beiler
  November 21, 2023 at 10:47 AM
  It can be stored as long as the shortest expiration date of the ingredients. So if your baking powder has the soonest expiration date, that is the one that you would use.
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Angela
November 8, 2023 at 10:06 PM
I need to make this to have on hand for dinners. Winter prep is in full swing.
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- Lydia Beiler
  November 9, 2023 at 9:33 AM
  It’s so easy to mix up!
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FAQs

What can I use if I don't have enough Bisquick? ›

Yes, you can substitute Bisquick with a combination of flour, baking powder, salt, and shortening or butter. For every cup of Bisquick needed in a recipe, use 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons shortening or cold butter.

What are the ingredients in Bisquick? ›

Ingredients. Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Corn Starch, Leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), Dextrose, Vegetable Oil (palm, sunflower, canola, and/or high oleic soybean oil), Sugar, Salt, Monoglycerides.

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Can pancake mix be used instead of Bisquick? ›

While pancake mix and Bisquick share many ingredients, the two are not the same. The main difference is that the pancake mix is sweeter. Most pancake mixes can be used in place of Bisquick and vice versa in sweet recipes. Compare your pancake mix with Bisquick's ingredient list before swapping.

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Is Bisquick the same as all-purpose baking mix? ›

You cannot directly use Bisquick in place of AP flour.

According to the company web site and Wikipedia, Bisquick consists of bleached all-purpose flour with several other ingredients, including fat (shortening), leavening (baking powder), sugar, and salt. It is essentially a self-rising flour with added fat.

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Can I substitute Bisquick for flour in a recipe? ›

Yes, Bisquick can be used as a substitute for flour when making pie crusts, but it may not produce the same result as using all-purpose flour. Bisquick is a pre-mixed baking mix that contains flour, baking powder, salt, and often other ingredients like shortening or oil.

Can I use self-rising flour instead of Bisquick? ›

For every 1 cup of Bisquick, you can use 1 cup of self-rising flour.

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Can you substitute water in Bisquick? ›

To make Bisquick pancakes without milk (or Bisquick biscuits without milk), substitute an equal amount water or non-dairy milk for the milk called for on the recipe on the package. Add any other ingredients, such as oil and eggs, as instructed.

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Can I just add water to Bisquick mix? ›

Just add water to biscuit mix, drop on cookie sh eet, bake and enjoy! Serve as a delicious breakfast food or as a scrumptious dinner side. For more than a century, Betty Crocker has been a popular creator of easy, delicious recipes.

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What happens if you just add water to Bisquick? ›

Preparing the Bisquick mixture with water instead of milk will not alter the taste of your pancakes or biscuits, but may make them slightly drier. Sift together in a large bowl six cups of Bisquick, 2 tbsp. of baking powder, 1 tbsp. of baking soda, 2 tbsp.

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Can you use just water in Bisquick? ›

Both Bisquick and homemade with flour require the addition of eggs. Water will work instead of milk but not taste as well.

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