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Gluten Free Bisquick

BethM55

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BethM55 Enthusiast
BethM55
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I baked biscuits from the Bisquick gluten-free mix yesterday, and have to say I'm not too excited. They were ok, but not really biscuit like. My dear spouse, who is so tolerant of trying my gluten free baking attempts, ate one, with lots of honey on it, but declined a second one. I'm not sure what the mix needs, but I doubt I'll buy it again. :(

Another drawback is the size of the box for the price. The box will make 1 and a half batches of biscuits. Now, that's just silly, and the cost is sooo much more than the regular stuff. I sent the manufacturer an email last night about this. Maybe they will improve the situation, I don't know.

So now I need a good gluten free biscuit recipe. Anyone?

Peace, Beth.

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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Have you tried Pamela's baking mix? I like that one. I also was not real thrilled with the Bisquick. Using their recipe with eggs just didn't do it for me. All I could taste was the egg.

BethJ Rookie
BethJ
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I made the biscuits with butter instead of shortening and they were great. DH also loved them and I had plenty left over to freeze. Next time I'll make half a batch.

I wonder if you could use egg whites instead of whole eggs to cut down on the egginess.

I agree about the box being so small and the price so high. I was expecting a gluten-free "real" Bisquick with the shortening etc. already included. By the time you add your own eggs and shortening, you have some pricey carbs.

Yup Apprentice
Yup
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I made the biscuits with butter instead of shortening and they were great. DH also loved them and I had plenty left over to freeze. Next time I'll make half a batch.

I wonder if you could use egg whites instead of whole eggs to cut down on the egginess.

I agree about the box being so small and the price so high. I was expecting a gluten-free "real" Bisquick with the shortening etc. already included. By the time you add your own eggs and shortening, you have some pricey carbs.

Made them with butter also and they were great. So sad that they are made in Canada, but NOT sold in Canada.

MtnHarmony Newbie
MtnHarmony
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I tried to reduce the batch size to make just 1-2 biscuits but that is definitely a no-no. I am gun shy to even attempt the regular way. I just eyeballed the ingredients and it did not taste eggy but was hard, dry, and powdery. I have had some gluten-free items but this was WAY underwhelming. I too ate mine with some butter and honey.

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
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I tried to reduce the batch size to make just 1-2 biscuits but that is definitely a no-no. I am gun shy to even attempt the regular way. I just eyeballed the ingredients and it did not taste eggy but was hard, dry, and powdery. I have had some gluten-free items but this was WAY underwhelming. I too ate mine with some butter and honey.

I have not tried to make gluten-free Bisquick biscuits, but I have noticed that many gluten-free baking recipes in general do not do well when you increase or decrease the number of servings. I think it has something to do with gluten free recipes depending more on the weight of the flours rather than the volume. If you can't get Pamela's, you might try again and follow the recipe as written on the box. You can always freeze the biscuits if they turn out good but there are just too many.

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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I made Biscuits again last night. I halve the batch as I am the only one here to eat them. I use a combo of coconut shortening and butter and used just the egg white of 1 egg and they turned out well without the 'eggy' flavor they had the first time. Thanks for the suggestion to just use the whites.

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BethM55 Enthusiast
BethM55
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This is the reply <_< I received from General Mills:

"Thank you for contacting General Mills regarding product prices. We are committed to providing products of superior quality and value. There are a number of factors that affect the price of food products. These factors include ingredients, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, advertising and promotions as well as retailer costs. As these costs continue to rise, they are reflected in the price of the product.

In addition, as a manufacturer we are unable to dictate retail prices. To do so would violate anti-trust laws. Many marketing considerations determine the retailer

modiddly16 Enthusiast
modiddly16
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I love the gluten-free Bisquick and definitely think the biscuits are fantastic....so does my gluten consuming boyfriend. We just made them this week with cheddar cheese and some garlic! My favorite biscuits however are 123 Gluten Free mix but they are SO difficult to make!

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Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
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I found this today at the QFC in Bothell. I bought two boxes but am skeptical because of the seemingly high sugar content. So far all of the gluten-free biscuit mixes I have tried have been overly sweet. Also because the the required amount of eggs. I can't do eggs. We'll see.

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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I was Underwhelmed as well. I'll finish this box and then just use the Pamela's mix. I did use it to make that cheeseburger pie and that came out pretty good...but I only used two eggs as I thought what they recommended would turn out too eggy. I was thinking that I would change it and use the recommended eggs, use sausage instead of hamburger, and serve it for breakfast some morning where eggy would be considered a good thing . . . but for biscuits? nope.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Making your own biscuit mix is easy, and probably cheaper:

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BC uses mainly rice flour, so any flour mix that's rice based would probably be similar.

Roda Rising Star
Roda
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We love the Betty Crocker gluten free Bisquik in our house. I've got nothing but good to say about it. We LOVE the pancake and waffles! :wub: I have made the shortcakes and they were good too. I recently make russian tea cakes and with a little tweaking from some suggestions from here I believe they will be even better and they were good just crumbled. We don't seem to like the main dishes that take alot of eggs, but that is a personal preference since I have two in my house that don't care much for eggs.

sa1937 Community Regular
sa1937
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I made Fruit Swirl Coffee Cake (using gluten-free Bisquick and apple pie filling) and I thought it turned out pretty good. Would be good for a Christmas morning breakfast.

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That was when I was desperate after I threw out a two-layer chocolate cake made from a recipe in The Gluten-Free Kitchen.

GFreeMO Proficient
GFreeMO
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We love it too. I don't have to drive 45 min. to get it. It's at the regular grocery store. It makes great pizza crust. We have pizza for lunch every Sat. now. :)

It also makes great pie crust.

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GFreeMO
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I made Fruit Swirl Coffee Cake (using gluten-free Bisquick and apple pie filling) and I thought it turned out pretty good. Would be good for a Christmas morning breakfast.

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That was when I was desperate after I threw out a two-layer chocolate cake made from a recipe in The Gluten-Free Kitchen.

Sorry about your chocolate cake? Was it just gross or what?

What brand of fruit filling did you use? I'd like to try this.

sa1937 Community Regular
sa1937
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Sorry about your chocolate cake? Was it just gross or what?

What brand of fruit filling did you use? I'd like to try this.

The cake (if you can call it that) was a gummy mess. When I was making it, I questioned the amount of guar gum (2-1/2 tsp) which sounded like a lot to me. Roda also made a yellow cake from that cookbook the same day and hers went straight into the trash, too. Posted under the "Spent All Day In The Kitchen" tread.

I actually used the Food Lion brand of apple pie filling, which is thickened with corn starch. I think a lot of pie fillings would be safe...just make sure you read the label. I would have used cherry pie filling but I have a friend who doesn't care for it so I settled on apple.

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