Master Mix

(from tnhoneypot21’s recipe box)

It’s like Bisquick but better because it contains dry milk. (Bisquick does not.) This
means that when you use it, you add water, not milk, which makes it ideal to take camping.

Source: LABRecipes

Categories: Biscuits, Bisquick, Coffee Cake, Cookies, Cornbread, Muffins, Pancakes, Waffles

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup double-acting baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • 2-1/2 cups powdered milk
  • 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 pounds solid vegetable shortening

Directions

  1. Combine dry ingredients in a very large mixing bowl.

  2. Cut in shortening until mix looks like cornmeal.

  3. Store at room temperature in one or more tightly

  4. sealed containers. Makes about 30 cups mix. Use just

  5. as you would Bisquick, making sure you substitute

  6. water for any milk required. Or get started with the

  7. recipes that follow.

  8. 1 DOZEN BISCUITS: 3 cups Master Mix, 3/4 cup water.

  9. Blend and knead a few strokes. Bake on a greased

  10. cookie sheet in a 450 F preheated oven for 10 minutes.

  11. 1 DOZEN MUFFINS: 3 cups Master Mix, 2 tablespoons

  12. sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup water. Mix water and egg and add

  13. to dry ingredients. Mix together until incorporated.

  14. Bake in greased muffin cups in 450 F preheated oven

  15. for 25 minutes.

  16. 4 DOZEN DROP COOKIES: 3 cups Master Mix, 1 cup sugar,

  17. 1 egg, 1/3 cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 cup nuts,

  18. chocolate chips or other favorite add-ins. Bake on greased

  19. cookie sheet in 375 F preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

  20. 9-INCH ROUND COFFEE CAKE: 3 cups Master Mix, 1/2

  21. cup sugar, 1 egg, 2/3 cup water. Optional: 1/2 cup nuts

  22. or raisins. Blend and pour batter into a greased 9-inch

  23. cake pan. Cover with topping: 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3

  24. tablespoons softened butter, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

  25. Bake in 400 F preheated oven for 25 minutes.

  26. 18 MEDIUM PANCAKES OR 6 WAFFLES: 3 cups Master

  27. Mix, 1-1/2 cups water, 1 egg. Blend.

  28. 8-INCH SQUARE CORNBREAD OR MUFFINS: 1-1/4 cups

  29. Master Mix, 3/4 cup cornmeal, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon

  30. sugar, 1/2 cup water. Pour into greased pan or muffin

  31. tin. Bake in 400 F preheated oven for 25 minutes.

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