What the hell is Bisquick !!?

[AndaPinionsinaPearTree]

So what is it anyone please???

Recipe (spinach pasta bake - ahem) requires 1 cup of bisquick. Are we talking cornflour here!!?

Please x

not cornflour - plain flour, baking powder, salt and shortnening according to wikipeadia. I was given a box once and used it to make american pancakes.

here

Is it a bit like thickener/cornflour/bisto?

yes, American pancake/waffle mix

It's one of those awful preprepared American mixes - used for things like pie crust and pizza dough I think. American recipes state 'home-made' and then call or cans of mushroom soup and weird stuff. And what is it with sticks of butter........ Oooo - I just googled - Bisquick's made by Betty Crocker.....

Its like a flour mix in a packet for making pancakes, scones and other things.

I have some, you just add egg and milk.

Betty Crocker, bless her, she's done all the hard work, you just open the packet and mix it.

here bettycrocker.co.uk

Don't go all Nigella Lawson on me dweezle!

OK well certainly none in the Pinions household right now, will make do with em cornflour, better than noot.

Thank you everyone!

1 cup of cornflour will make it into glue
Just use flour or a smaller anount of cornflour.

And in case you hadn't guessed it's a weightwatchers recipe, think Betty Crocker must have struck a deal with the old WW cos every blimmin recipe seems to ask for it.

id use flour too. please dont use cornflour!

D'ya think?? Ok, will take your advice many thanks x

bisquick sucks. It makes crap pancakes.

I loved the american style pancakes that it made. I've never actually tried making them properly though, and was rather nervous of getting it right. Are they really that bad, or did you make english ones?

american ones. I've got a top recipe that never fails but it's in cups and tblsps etc. A standard coffee mug is a cup.

3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon of baking powder
pinch of salt
half inch thick slab of butter (melted)
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 egg

voila! perfect american pancakes and they come out beautiful everytime.

ooh thanks for that! I have measuring cups, ended up buying some after 'talking' to NQC and getting recipes from her. I may try that at the weekend.

do I jsut mix it all together?

yeah, just mix'er all together. it's my brother's recipe and he's a food wally.

They really are quite perfect. I tend to go heavy on the baking powder to really puff them up... and the more butter, the better. They're perfect american restaurant style pancakes.

this recipe doesn't make much mind so you may want to double it up if you're cooking for a few little folks as well.