Homemade Bisquick

I am always on the search to try something new, especially if it means saving money. I've decided that I am going to start making all my mixes. Little by little, of course. Today was homemade Bisquick. I go through this a good bit with pancakes and using it with my pot pie. It was pretty simple to make and didn't call for many ingredients. All I had to buy was the shortening. I need to get a better container to store it in, but next time I will probably make a double or triple batch. My Husband's grandmother gave me tons of the containers that I am storing it in for now. You can't beat FREE! 

Homemade Bisquick

*Makes about 6 1/2 cups

INGREDIENTS

5 cups flour

1/4 cup baking powder

2 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 cup vegetable shortening

DIRECTIONS

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix in the shortening with a fork until the mixture becomes crumbly. Use as you would use regular Bisquick. ( I used a spoon and chopped it in) 

Store in an airtight container.

~ Savings ~

Cost Breakdown:

25 lb all-purpose flour - $7.20 = 94.5 C = $0.077/C = $0.349

25 lb sugar - $13.94 = 945 T = $0.015/T = $0.030

26 oz. salt - $0.44 = 48 T = $0.004/T = $0.001

48 oz. vegetable shortening - $4.28 = 227 T = $0.019/T = $0.304

12 oz. baking powder - $1.69 = 70.875 tsp. = $0.024/tsp = $0.288

Total Recipe Cost - $1.01

Cost per Cup = $0.15

The Contender:

Bisquick (40 oz. - 9.3 cups) = $3.88

Cost per Cup = $0.42

Savings:

64%

"Over a year" scenario:

Make Homemade Bisquick Mix 5 times = $5.05

Use equivalent Bisquick (40 oz.) = $13.51

*Money Saved = $8.46

Thanks Pennies and Pancakes for the recipe and cost breakdown!