Did bisquick change its shortcake recipe?!
Did bisquick change its shortcake recipe?
my mother has made bisquick strawberry shortcake for years (my favorite!). my husband and i have tried to make it 4 or 5 times this past year. The first time it was FAR too runny (like pancake batter!) I kept upping the amount of bisquick and it has finally gotten a good consistancy but it still doesn't taste the same (and usually burns on the bottom too). My mother has recently had problems getting good results from it too. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know if they changed the recipe on the back of the box?
Answers:
Don't use the recipe on the box.
Here:
Add a third cup of sugar, two tablespoons of lemon juice, two tablespoons of melted crisco, and a half teaspoon of baking powder to the regular biscuit recipe. You'll need to add about a third to half cup of bisquick to the recipe to get the right consistency, it shouldn't be runny at all. Stiff, with peaks, a fork will stand up in it.
If you want drop biscuits, leave it there, spoon onto a baking sheet, and go from there. If you want regular shortcake, add enough bisquick so you can roll out the dough, and use a biscuit cutter on it. (I do it this way.) When the biscuits are formed, brush the tops lightly with eggwhite or milk and sprinkle with sugar crystals.
Voila! Bisquick shortcake.
Actually, I "discovered" a pillsbury shortcake shortcut that I like even better this summer. Buy the "Flaky Layers Grands, buttermilk recipe" Only the pillsbury tastes right. Bake according to directions, split in two and top with layers of whipped cream and strawberries.
The perfect combination of buttery and sweet. So light, they're incredible, and there's no prep time involved. My friends RAVED about this desert.
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Big on cooking shortcuts. A bisquick lover.
Bisquick biscuits:
2 1/3 cups Bisquick baking mix
3 Tbsp butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
3 Tbsp sugar
The strawberry shortcake biscuit recipe used to be on the side of the Bisquick box. For some unfathomable reason, the company has started to print the recipe on the inside of the box. Talk about not understanding your customers! If you can't find the recipe, here it is:
Heat oven to 425°F. Stir baking mix, melted butter, milk, and 3 Tbsp of sugar in a mixing bowl until soft dough forms. Drop by 6 spoonfuls on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 6 biscuits.