Is Bisquick safe?
#228225 - 11/30/05 09:51 AM
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Hi all,
I was wondering if Bisquick was safe as long as I made pancakes and waffles with soy milk and egg whites. Also, what is the difference between bleached flour and unbleached flour, besides the obvious. All the bread recipes I have made require unbleached flour. I was just wondering if the bleached flour was unsafe.
Thanks!
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How funny is that!! I was wondering if it's safe, too. I have a HUGE box of it in the freezer and would like to use it since I'm so broke this month, but I don't know if it will trigger my IBS.
Anxiously awaiting for a reply, too!!
Michelle 
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Reduced Fat Bisquick is safe. Don't use the regular one - even using soy milk and egg whites, the fat content is too high.
As for the flour, as far as I know, bleached is fine.
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I guess I will just have to go buy some reduced fat Bisquick, then. It's cheap and I can make lots of things with it.
Thank you!!
Michelle
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#228247 - 11/30/05 10:25 AM
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Bevvy
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I go through Bisquick like I do toilet paper.
It's AWESOME stuff -- the Bisquick, not the toilet paper! There's a "Heart Healthy" version that I use all the time, but there's also a low fat which is good too. I go for the "Heart Healthy" because my major concern is cholesterol and high blood pressure, so I try to cut the fat as much as I can; however, the regular Bisquick works fine for me. Do a search for Bisquick, because this was discussed at length sometime back.
You're right; just substitute Egg Beaters and Soy Milk. And here's my hubby's favorite: Bisquick biscuits made with soy milk, minced onion, soy cheddar and garlic powder. OMG, they're to die for! He has me double the recipe, making beaucoup biscuits, and pop them all in the freezer so he can help himself; they freeze VERY well.
In those pancakes, pop some frozen or canned blueberries in your batter; it's a great way to sneak some fruit into your diet, and they're cooked, obviously, so they go down real well.
Unbleached or bleached flour, they're both fine.
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Hi Bev,
Is that receipe for biscuts posted on the receipe forum?
it sounds really good & I'd like to try it
thank
Meryl
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No it's not on the Boards, but here's what I do: First, I double the recipe for biscuits, as follows:
3 Cups Bisquick
1 Cup Soy Milk
To that mix, I add:
1/2 Lg. Onion (or 1 Small), finely chopped
1-1/2 Cups Grated Soy Cheddar
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder (Optional)
Then follow the directions on the package.
Hope you like 'em! We sure do. They freeze fabulously; when I'm busy, hubby just takes one out of the freezer and pops it in the Mike for a few seconds, then eats it "on the run." Perfect.
Bev
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thanks Bev,I'll try them this weekend!!
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"I go through Bisquick like I do toilet paper."
Ha. I just had to laugh at this. All us D-ers know just how much that is! I too use bisquick and have never had problems with it.
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I don't know the exact ingredients, but Bisquick is essentially just flour, leavening, fat, and salt. So you are paying a lot extra for the convenience. I think a 1-lb box of the low-fat stuff is like $2-$3 here. 5 lbs flour is $.69, a can of baking powder is $1.29, a can of salt is $.49, and there are some very cheap forms of fat (dairy-free margarine, vegetable shortening, vegetable oil).
I tend to keep low-fat Bisquick around, but usually only use it for quick biscuits because that's the only thing that actually makes it worth the convenience. Although, I know it's time-consuming, but I always like cutting in the fat into biscuit dough.
The regular Bisquick is really high in fat, which in itself doesn't necessarily make it unsafe -- if you're making something that requires more than just egg whites and milk, you might be able to ultimately balance out the fat -- but I'm thinking that it also has milk in it. I remember throwing it out when I went on Heather's diet.
You can also do subs for recipes that call for Bisquick. I know there are formulas out there for it, though I haven't looked in quite awhile. Since you didn't ask about subs, I'm assuming you asked for Bisquick precisely because you wanted the actual mix, but there are also tons of easy recipes out there for make-your-own-biscuit-mix.
(side note: I might be off on the convenience vs. cost thing, because I am really cheap. (As in miserly, not as in I wear thigh-high black leather boots and hang out at seedy bars.) That cutting in the fat thing? I always use two knives. Because I'm too cheap to buy a pastry blender.)
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These sound wonderful. I've been avoiding the gluten free biscut mix out there but, I think with these additions it would be great. I use soy milk and cheese in so many things I don't know why I never that of it in biscuts. Thanks.
Love,
Jamie
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