I love the convenience of biscuit mix but I do not love the price of buying it by the box. So after looking at a number of different recipes, I finally made a batch of homemade biscuit mix this morning. It's really very simple to make and very economical, definitely cheaper than buying from the store.
Here's the recipe I used for the biscuit mix.
10 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking powder
2 Tablespoons white sugar
2 Teaspoons salt
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Add oil and mix with a fork or pastry blender. You should have small lumps throughout the mixture.
Stir in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to three months.
Then I had to try this and see if we liked it. I tried it out by making Easy Mini Meat Pies.
To make the meat pies I combined six eggs, 3 cups milk and 1 1/2 cups biscuit mix. I poured a small amount of this batter into the bottoms of 24 muffin cups. Then I put a little chopped ham and grated cheddar cheese in each cup. For seasoning I sprinkled on a little garlic powder, salt and pepper. I then filled each muffin cup until it was almost full with a little more batter. I baked these in a preheated over at 375 degrees for around 25 minutes.
Yummy!
These could also be filled with ground beef, bacon, pepperoni, a variety of vegetables, or whatever other filling sounds good.
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I made my own mix using shortening a long time ago. But, I don't use shortening any longer and knew if I made it with butter I would have to refrigerate it. I will have to try the oil version. There are so many recipes that call for biscuit mix - tasty ones, too.
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ReplyDeleteI just love your Biscuit Mix, I really like having a mix on hand that way I can bake more often. What a great idea to make a Mini Meat Pie, they look delicious. Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
I've made my own biscuits for years, but these meat pies look interesting. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Gail (BibleLoveNotes.com)
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