Homemade All Purpose Baking Mix

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Need biscuits, breadsticks, cheesey pinwheels, tender dumplings, easy coffee cakes or even an apple nut cake for company dinner?

This One Mix Does It All Baking Mix is perfect and easy:

9 cups sifted flour
1/4 cup sugar (or Splenda)
1/3 cup baking powder
1 tblsp salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
2 cups shortening

Measure ingredients carefully! Mix all dry ingredients together and then cut in shortening. Store in airtight containers. Yield 13 cups.

Recipes:

Quick Biscuits – Using 2 cups baking mix and 2/3 cup milk in bowl; mix lightly. Knead 10 times on floured surface and pat into 1/2 inch thick; cut with biscuit butter. Place on baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

Buttery Breadsticks – Using 2 cups mix, add 1/2 cup milk in bgowl and mix together well. Knead 10 times on floured surface. Roll into rectangle; cut into 32 strips. Brush with melted butter and bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.

Cheesey Pinwheels – Use 3 cups baking mix; add 1 cup water and mix well. Roll thin on floured surface and then sprinkle with 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese. Roll as for a jelly roll. Cut into 1/4 inch slices; and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Yield: 40 pinwheels.

Tender Dumplings: Using 2 cups mix and 1/2 cup milk and mix just until moistened. Drop by spoon into hot stew, soup or fruit sauce. Steam for 12 minutes.

Easy moist Coffee Cake: Using 3 cups baking mix and 1/2 cup sugar, mix together in bowl. Add 2/3 cup milk and 1 egg; mix until moist. Pour into a greased and lightly floured cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Easy Company Apple Nut Cake: Using 2 1/3 cups baking mix, add 1 cup packed brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp cloves and mix well. Beat in 2 eggs and 1/4 cup milk. Stir in 2 cups chopped apples and 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional). Bake in greased cake pan at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. If you like, you can either dust with powdered sugar, or drizzle with confectioner’s icing.

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