Basic Baking Mix Food

BASIC BAKING MIX

Steps:

• In a food processor or large mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients.
• Pulse to mix the ingredients or turn your mixer on low to mix well, 1 T at a time add the shortening-mixing well after each addition.
• This will keep for 6 weeks in your fridge, 4 weeks on the shelf.
• To make a pourable crust combine 2/3 cups baking mix with 2 eggs and 1 cup of milk.
• Mix well.
• For biscuits, muffins or pancakes follow the directions in recipe#16813.

HOMEMADE BAKING MIX

Steps:

• Whisk together sugar, baking powder, salt, and flour. Stir in butter.

ALL-PURPOSE BAKING MIX

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Pulse for 15 seconds. Add the shortening and pulse until the mixture is similar in texture to cornmeal. If you do not have a food processor shift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Cut in the shortening with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture is similar in texture to cornmeal.
• Use in recipes that call for Bisquick or all-purpose baking mix.

BASIC VANILLA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.) Beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.