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{{short description|Betty Crocker pre-mixed baking mix}}
{{for|the ''Fargo'' episode|Bisquik}}
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| type        = [[Baking mix]], [[pancake]]
| inventor    = Carl Smith
| launch year = {{start date and age|1931}}
| company     = [[General Mills]]
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| url         = {{url|bisquick.com}}
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'''Bisquick''' is a [[baking mix]] sold by [[General Mills]] under its [[Betty Crocker]] brand, consisting of [[flour]], [[shortening]], [[salt]],  [[sugar]] and [[baking powder]] (a leavening agent).

==History==
According to General Mills, Bisquick was invented in 1930 after one of their top sales executives met an innovative train [[dining car]] chef,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=General Mills|title=The Thing About Bisquick|date=17 October 2017 |url=https://www.tastecooking.com/the-thing-about-bisquick/|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> on a business trip. After the sales executive complimented the chef on his deliciously fresh [[biscuit]]s, 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, using [[Hydrogenation|hydrogenated 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 from [[pizza]] [[dough]] to [[pancakes]] to [[dumplings]] to [[snickerdoodle]] cookies.

==Substitution==
{{cups|1|US}} of Bisquick can be substituted by a mixture of {{cups|1|US}} of flour, {{frac|1|1|2}} teaspoons of baking powder, {{frac|1|2}} teaspoon of salt, and {{frac|2|1|2}} tablespoons of oil or melted butter (or by cutting in {{frac|2|1|2}} tbsp [[Crisco]] or lard).

==Ingredients==
The ingredients in Bisquick Original consist of [[Flour bleaching agent|bleached]] [[wheat flour]] (enriched with [[Niacin (nutrient)|niacin]], [[iron]], [[thiamine mononitrate]], [[riboflavin]] and [[folic acid]]), [[corn starch]], [[dextrose]], [[palm oil]], leavening ([[baking soda]], [[sodium aluminum phosphate]], [[monocalcium phosphate]]), [[canola oil]], salt, sugar, [[DATEM]], and distilled [[monoglyceride]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.generalmills.com/Home/Brands/Baking_Products/Bisquick/Brand%20product%20list%20page.aspx |title=Brand Product List Page |publisher=General Mills |access-date=2015-10-02 |archive-date=2014-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215092527/http://www.generalmills.com/Home/Brands/Baking_Products/Bisquick/Brand%20product%20list%20page.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bisquick Heart Smart is formulated with canola oil resulting in less [[saturated fat]] and 0g [[trans fat]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bisquick-Heart-Smart-Pancake-And-Baking-Mix-40-oz/10311529 | title=Bisquick Heart Smart Pancake And Baking Mix | access-date=2015-10-24}}</ref> Bisquick also comes in a gluten-free variety, which uses [[rice flour]] instead of regular flour.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.bisquick.com}}
*[http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/product-recipes/bisquick-recipes Official website Bisquick Recipes]
*[https://blog.generalmills.com/2015/04/how-bisquick-got-its-start/ How Bisquick got its start]

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