Receta Retro Recipe: Bisquick
Retro Recipe: Bisquick~
Ever wonder how Bisquick got its start?
Bisquick was introduced in 1931 and is still going strong today.
Bisquick has been making great biscuits, pancakes, cobblers and a
whole lot more for over 80+ years.
Coming Up:
Round Cheese Bread
Mini Cheddar Loaves
Herb Butter
Sun-dried Tomato Butter
Bisquick has been around for as long as I can remember.
My mom always had a box of Bisquick in her cupboard...
....just in case.
When I was a newlywed, many years ago,
my sister gave me two boxes of Bisquick,
a Bisquick Cookbook and an apron.
Back then my sister Barb was the Queen of Bisquick~
I first heard of "Impossible Pies" from her.
I'm not positive, but I think she has probably made
every recipe for Impossible Pie that has ever been written.
I'm not sure if Barb still uses Bisquick,
But I have recently re-discovered this baking mix.
A few days ago, I was paging through the cookbook,
Fast Fixes with Mixes by Taste of Home
I was amazed at how many of the recipes in the book called for Bisquick, over 45.
This immediately got me thinking,
"When was the last time I made anything with Bisquick?"
It turns out, a long time ago.
After that, I began my quest for Bisquick recipes.
A Brief History Of Bisquick~
1930's~
Bisquick was born on a train, over 80 years ago
Carl Smith, sales executive for General Mills,
ordered biscuits with his meal
It was well past lunch time when he ordered but
Fresh, piping hot biscuits arrived within minutes.
The Chefs secret?
The Chef blended lard, flour, baking powder and
salt in advance and
stored the mixture in the ice chest
Smith immediately saw the potential of a premixed baking mix
He took the idea to Charlie Kress,
the head chemist at General Mills.
Less than one year after Smiths diner-car discovery,
Bisquick biscuit mix made its debut in 1931
It was a run-away hit!
1940's - 1950's~
Bisquick makes it easy..
With America at war during the first half of the forties,
Families came to depend on the much-needed convenience of Bisquick
Betty Crocker Kitchens developed great tasting recipes
for every meal earning Bisquick the slogan;
"A world of baking in a box"
In the fabulous 50's...
the versatility of the "12-in-1 mix" was the popular slogan
Popular Bisquick recipes began to appear on the yellow box
1960's~
"So Quick with New Bisquick"~
"Now a completely New Bisquick!"
Was the slogan for the fast moving 60's
Designed to appeal to makers of Southern-Style Biscuits
The New and Improved Bisquick professed to made even lighter,
fluffier biscuits than made from scratch biscuits.
The reformulated Bisquick preformed so well in test markets
that it was rolled out into the national distribution.
Regular Bisquick was soon replaced and
The word "new" was dropped from the product name.
1970's~
The 70's brought an abundance of new Bisquick recipe ideas.
An updated version of a previous cookbook was introduced
The cookbook was packed full with over 200 creative recipes
1980's~
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bisquick
A special cookbook was introduced called;
Betty Crocker's Creative Recipes with Bisquick
Beginning in 1981,
The "pie that did the impossible....
....formed its own crust as it baked"
Was heavily promoted with recipes,
The original Impossible Coconut Pie and
Impossible Bacon Pie quickly
Expanded to over 100 different recipe variations....
(my sister Barb made at least 85:)
Since then these crustless pies have been renamed:
"Impossibly Easy Pies"
"Impossibly Easy Pies" are still requested favorites to this day.
1990's~
Bisquick continues to be a staple in homes across America
Busy moms and dads depend on Bisquick to get great tasting,
Home-made meals on the table fast.
2000 and 2010~
Eight decades later,
America's first biscuit mix remains a baking classic
It's as versatile and reliable as ever.
Bisquick now comes in several varieties including:
Bisquick Original, Bisquick Heart Smart, and Bisquick Gluten-free
The many recipes using Bisquick are to numerous to mention
proving Bisquick is still a much loved baking mix
For recipes and more go to: Bisquick
Now on to the Recipes~
Round Cheese Bread
Mini Cheddar Loaves
Herb Butter
Sun-dried Tomato Butter
This savory bread with its Italian flair is the perfect accompaniment to any meal.
- Serve warm slices of this bread with Herb Butter or
- Sun-dried Tomato Butter~
- Recipes for flavored butters follow~
- Round Cheese Bread~
- 1 1/2 cups biscuit/baking mix
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 t dried oregano
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 T butter, melted
- Additional Parmesan cheese
- In a bowl combine the first 6 ingredients (batter will be thick)
- Spoon into a greased 8-inch round baking pan
- Drizzle with butter
- Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or
- Until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes
- Cut into wedges.
- Serve warm with flavored butters.
- Only four ingredients are needed to bake up a batch
- of these delicious mini cheddar cheese loaves.
- Mini Cheddar Cheese Loaves make a great gift too.
- Bread can also be made in one 9 x 5 loaf pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes.
- Mini Cheddar Loaves
- 3 1/2 cups biscuit/baking mix
- 2 1/2 cups (10 oz) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix and cheese.
- In a small bowl, beat eggs and milk
- Stir into cheese mixture
- Just until moistened
- Pour into four greased and floured
- 5-3/4 x 3 x 2 in. loaf pans
- Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or
- Until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean
- Cool for 10 minutes
- Remove from pans
- Slice and serve warm with flavored butters~
- Two Delicious Flavored Butter Recipes~
- Herb Butter~
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 T minced fresh parsley or
- 2 t dried parsley flakes
- 1 t dried basil
- In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
- Beat until smooth.
- Sun-dried Tomato Butter~
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 T finely chopped green onion
- 1 t finely minced garlic
- 2 T finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil
- Melt 1 T butter in a small skillet, stir in onion and garlic
- Cook over medium heat
- Stirring constantly until onion is softened
Remove from heat
Cool 5 minutes
Beat remaining butter in a small bowl at medium speed until creamy
Reduce speed to low
Add onion, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes
Beat until well mixed
Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Recipe for Sun-dried Tomato Butter from: Land-o-Lakes
*Note: The views and opinions expressed here are my own.
I have not been compensated in any way from any company mentioned in this post*