Post by raventx1 on Jul 3, 2006 23:38:50 GMT -5
MASTER BAKING MIX
(JUST LIKE BISQUICK)
9 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking powder
1 tablesthingy salt
2 teasthingys cream of tartar
4 tablesthingys granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk solids
2 cups shortening (which does not require refrigeration)
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar and sugar three times. Add dry milk. Mix well. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or two knives until mixture looks like cornmeal. Store in covered container at room temperature.
NOTE: To measure the Master Baking Mix, pile it lightly into cup and level off with a table knife.
Biscuits
Makes 8.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Combine 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix and 1/3 cup milk in a bowl. Add milk all at once, stirring 25 strokes. Knead lightly on floured board. Roll 1/2-inch thick; cut and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes.
Options: Add grated cheese, chopped herbs. Increase milk to 1/2 cup for drop biscuits. Use as a topping on casseroles, cobblers or meat and vegetable pies.
Muffins
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Beat together in a bowl 1 egg, 1 cup milk and 2 tablesthingys sugar. Add 3 cups Master Baking Mix. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Sthingy into greased muffin pans and bake 20 minutes.
Options: Add drained fruit, chopped nuts or chopped dried fruit. Replace 1/3 cup of Master Baking Mix called for with quick-cooking oatmeal or All-Bran® cereal. Add chopped dried fruit and nuts to recipe and bake as a fruit bread in a greased 8 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Pancakes or Waffles
Beat together 1-cup milk and 1 egg. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix. Bake on hot griddle or waffle iron. For lighter waffles, separate egg, add yolk with milk. Beat egg white until stiff, and fold into batter just before baking. Increase milk for thinner batter, if desired.
Cornbread
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Stir together 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix, 1/2 teasthingy salt, 1 teasthingy chili powder (optional), 2 tablesthingys sugar and 3/4 cup cornmeal. Combine in a separate bowl 1 egg, 1 cup cream-style corn and 3/4 cup milk. Stir liquids into dry ingredients just until flour is all moistened; pour into greased 9-inch square pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes.
Options: Add 1/4 cup chopped green pepper. For crunchy topping, sprinkle on 1/2 cup grated cheese and 2 tablesthingys sesame seed before baking.
Yellow Cake
Sift together in a large bowl 3 cups Master Baking Mix and 1 1/4 cups sugar. Mix in a small bowl 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1-cup water and 1-teasthingy vanilla extract. Add 2/3 of liquid to dry ingredients. Beat at high speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining liquid and beat 2 minutes longer. Grease a 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Frost or sprinkle confectioners' sugar over the top.
Pizza Crust
Add 1/2 cup water to 2 cups Master Baking Mix and form into a ball. Knead about 10 strokes and roll out 1/2-inch thick. Place in a 10-inch pan, leaving a rim around the edge. Brush the dough with oil, and then spread with favorite toppings.
Shortcake
Serves 6.
To 1 cup Master Baking Mix add 1-tablesthingy sugar. Add enough water to 1 beaten egg yolk to make 1/3 cup. Add to mix to make a soft dough. Knead lightly. Roll 1/4-inch thick. Cut; place on a baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 425 degrees F. Put fruit between and on top of two biscuits.
(JUST LIKE BISQUICK)
9 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking powder
1 tablesthingy salt
2 teasthingys cream of tartar
4 tablesthingys granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk solids
2 cups shortening (which does not require refrigeration)
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar and sugar three times. Add dry milk. Mix well. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or two knives until mixture looks like cornmeal. Store in covered container at room temperature.
NOTE: To measure the Master Baking Mix, pile it lightly into cup and level off with a table knife.
Biscuits
Makes 8.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Combine 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix and 1/3 cup milk in a bowl. Add milk all at once, stirring 25 strokes. Knead lightly on floured board. Roll 1/2-inch thick; cut and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes.
Options: Add grated cheese, chopped herbs. Increase milk to 1/2 cup for drop biscuits. Use as a topping on casseroles, cobblers or meat and vegetable pies.
Muffins
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Beat together in a bowl 1 egg, 1 cup milk and 2 tablesthingys sugar. Add 3 cups Master Baking Mix. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Sthingy into greased muffin pans and bake 20 minutes.
Options: Add drained fruit, chopped nuts or chopped dried fruit. Replace 1/3 cup of Master Baking Mix called for with quick-cooking oatmeal or All-Bran® cereal. Add chopped dried fruit and nuts to recipe and bake as a fruit bread in a greased 8 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Pancakes or Waffles
Beat together 1-cup milk and 1 egg. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix. Bake on hot griddle or waffle iron. For lighter waffles, separate egg, add yolk with milk. Beat egg white until stiff, and fold into batter just before baking. Increase milk for thinner batter, if desired.
Cornbread
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Stir together 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix, 1/2 teasthingy salt, 1 teasthingy chili powder (optional), 2 tablesthingys sugar and 3/4 cup cornmeal. Combine in a separate bowl 1 egg, 1 cup cream-style corn and 3/4 cup milk. Stir liquids into dry ingredients just until flour is all moistened; pour into greased 9-inch square pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes.
Options: Add 1/4 cup chopped green pepper. For crunchy topping, sprinkle on 1/2 cup grated cheese and 2 tablesthingys sesame seed before baking.
Yellow Cake
Sift together in a large bowl 3 cups Master Baking Mix and 1 1/4 cups sugar. Mix in a small bowl 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1-cup water and 1-teasthingy vanilla extract. Add 2/3 of liquid to dry ingredients. Beat at high speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining liquid and beat 2 minutes longer. Grease a 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Frost or sprinkle confectioners' sugar over the top.
Pizza Crust
Add 1/2 cup water to 2 cups Master Baking Mix and form into a ball. Knead about 10 strokes and roll out 1/2-inch thick. Place in a 10-inch pan, leaving a rim around the edge. Brush the dough with oil, and then spread with favorite toppings.
Shortcake
Serves 6.
To 1 cup Master Baking Mix add 1-tablesthingy sugar. Add enough water to 1 beaten egg yolk to make 1/3 cup. Add to mix to make a soft dough. Knead lightly. Roll 1/4-inch thick. Cut; place on a baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 425 degrees F. Put fruit between and on top of two biscuits.