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| Type | Baking mix,pancake |
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| Inventor | Carl Smith |
| Inception | 1931; 95 years ago (1931) |
| Manufacturer | General Mills |
| Website | bisquick |
Bisquick is abaking mix sold byGeneral Mills under itsBetty Crocker brand, consisting offlour,shortening,salt,sugar andbaking powder (a leavening agent).
According to General Mills, Bisquick was invented in 1930 after one of their top sales executives met an innovative traindining car chef,[1] on a business trip. After the sales executive complimented the chef on his deliciously freshbiscuits, the dining car chef shared that he used a pre-mixed biscuit batter he created consisting of lard, flour, baking powder and salt. The chef then stored this pre-mixed biscuit batter on ice in his kitchen, enabling him to bake fresh biscuits quickly on the train every day. As soon as the sales executive returned from that business trip, he “created” Bisquick.
The recipe was adapted, usinghydrogenated oil, thus eliminating the need for refrigeration. Bisquick was officially introduced on grocers' shelves in 1931.
Though first promoted for only baking biscuits ("90 seconds from package to oven", the slogan read), Bisquick was soon used to prepare a wide variety of baked goods frompizzadough topancakes todumplings tosnickerdoodle cookies.
1 cup (~240 mL) of Bisquick can be substituted by a mixture of
The ingredients in Bisquick Original consist ofbleachedwheat flour (enriched withniacin,iron,thiamine mononitrate,riboflavin andfolic acid),corn starch,dextrose,palm oil, leavening (baking soda,sodium aluminum phosphate,monocalcium phosphate), salt, sugar,DATEM, and distilledmonoglycerides.[2]
Bisquick Heart Smart is formulated with canola oil resulting in lesssaturated fat and 0gtrans fat.[3] Bisquick also comes in a gluten-free variety, which usesrice flour instead of regular flour.
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