Dave Smith > wrote:

>ScratchMonkey wrote:
>
>> Isn't Bisquick just flour, shortening, and baking powder? The hard part is
>> probably cutting in the shortening, so the mix arguably saves a difficult
>> step.
>
>It's the only part of the recipe that requires any real work, but I wouldn't
>call it difficult. It is, however, the important step that makes the
>difference in texture that distinguishes a biscuit made from a mix and one
>made from scratch. For the 30-40 seconds it takes to cut in shortening it is
>hardly worth it.

The recipes I have seen for pancakes calls for liquid shortening.
Melting butter and stirring it in is not too much work is it?

--
Susan N.

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who do not.