the bisquick cofee cake was nice when we first got married and wanted something but didn't have much money. it used to be on the box.. Ingredient List 2 cups Bisquick® 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 egg ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon 2/3 cup Bisquick® 2/3 cup brown sugar 4 Tablespoon butter ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

@WLM596

Ай бұрын

One of my childhood favorites along with the shortcake recipe

For those who live somewhere you can't get Bisquick, you can make your own. 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 Tbsp butter. Mix dry ingredients then cut in butter until evenly combined. If desired, you can multiply this out and store it in bulk for up to a month, maybe more.

@mmoretti

3 ай бұрын

Wow thanks!

@kaytiej8311

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm in Australia and wondered what the equivalent would be. This will be great.😊

@yvonnepalmquist8676

3 ай бұрын

For a shelf stable version you may also use shortening, instead of (untreated) lard or butter 6 cups flour 3 Tbsp baking powder 2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp salt 1 cup lard Instructions Combine all ingredients except lard in food processor. Mix until combined. Add lard and blend until lard is no longer visible. You can also cut lard in using a pastry blender. You want the lard to be smaller than pea size. Store in an airtight container. Use as you would store bought Bisquick.

@yvonnepalmquist8676

3 ай бұрын

@@kaytiej8311 you can go to Betty Crocker's website for many Bisquick recipes, including a variety of their Impossible Pies.

@feliciagaffney1998

3 ай бұрын

I will be making some when I need it since I try to avoid modern wheat. I use spelt as my main wheat now. I've also wanted to make my own powdered sugar by grinding turbinado and mix in some arrowroot... I don't know how much of the starch to add to the sugar. But, will research it when I'm ready! 😊

We were raised on Impossible cheeseburger pie and Bisquick's coffee cake - the impossible pies are great for picnics because it's great at room temperature too!

@user-jy8zt8oj7i

3 ай бұрын

I used to make impossible cheeseburger pie all the time

I still love the impossible pies! I am 72 years young!

@Jenidala23

3 ай бұрын

Do you have any favorites?

@NatashaCreatesThings

3 ай бұрын

I do too, I’m 48 and we used to have them in the 80s when I was growing up - I still sometimes make one! :)

@mimzyc9949

3 ай бұрын

Same. They remind me of quiche but easier to make. Possibilities are endless

@annfoster6116

3 ай бұрын

Love the taco.pie !

@tanikokishimoto1604

3 ай бұрын

I'm 70, and this is the first day I've ever heard of these impossible pies. We lived in the Northeast.

I have a community cookbook from 1956 that contains a recipe for Bisquick Mix. It calls for 8 cups sifted all purpose flour, 1 3/4 cup shortening, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 cup baking powder. Sift dry ingredients together three times cut in shortening until evenly distributed and the mixture resembles corn meal. store in covered container at room temperature. This cookbook is called "Munching Moles" and its from the Officers Wives Club from RAF Molesworth. They were a wing of the American Air Force stationed in the UK. The recipe notes that it is useful to have on hand when the commissary is out of Bisquick. I haven't made an impossible pie in ages. I've been wanting quiche but feeling too lazy to make one. I think I'll make an impossible pie this weekend. Also, I had to giggle because this reminded me of a story. A few years ago my husband asked his mother if she had Grandma's shortcake recipe and she said Grandma used the one on the Bisquick box!

I was 16 in 1980 and we still had Home Economics in high school. I think we used Bisquick in everything😂😂😂

@HeavenWithouttheE

Ай бұрын

Haha!! Same here! Got my DL that year too🚙🚗

Watched this and thought I had broccoli but didn’t but did have ham…so did a ham, green bell pepper and onion impossible pie

We always had bisquick growing up. We used it for pizza crust, dumplings, coffee cake, biscuits, and pancakes

One of my best cookbooks was left with me by Welcome Wagon in 1972, and it was compiled by a detergent company, LUX. Every recipe in it has been a winner through my 54 Years of cooking. It’s tiny, the size of a Harlequin Romance novel. As a navy wife who has moved 27 times and has had some quite awful moving company episodes, I always make sure to carry that little cookbook with me in my personal luggage during transfer moves. I really enjoy your videos and envy your collection.

I remember when impossible pies were all the rage.

My mom makes her dumplings in chicken and dumplings with Bisquik and they are fluffy little clouds of goodness. No nasty slippery extra thick pasta masquerading as a dumpling in our family. She says she uses just Bisquik and the broth the chicken cooked in, spooned on top, put the lid on, cook for 10, lid off for another 5 or so. They cook really fast. She's not sure now, she's had some strokes this year. You never know when this time is the last time.

The impossible pies are such a great way to use up veggies and even leftover chopped ham, chicken, or hamburger meat. My go to holiday appetizer is Bisquick, sharp cheddar cheese, and Jimmy Dean sausage balls. I never have a single one left. 😁

My mom went through an entire bisquick phase with that cookbook lol

Jiffy Mix is a similar product that used to be cheaper. Lately, Bisquick is cheaper! I find them interchangeable and the Jiffy Mix web site has some easy and tasty recipes. It's made by the Chelsea Milling Company. Most people in the US are probably familiar with their corn muffin mix. They have other products, too, like cake and fruit muffin mixes. Thanks for doing these Bisquick recipes, Anna.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

We get a lot of the Jiffy mixes over here since we're close to Michigan. It wasn't as easy to find all of them when we lived in California though! One of my favorite things to make with Jiffy mixes is sweet corn cake by combining the corn muffin mix and the yellow cake mix. YUM. 😋

In my 20s-30s I used to make the Bisquick coffee cake recipe from the box on the weekends. I would also cut down the recipe to make drop biscuits for one. Impossible cheeseburger pie and quiche were also favorite recipes.

We love the Cheeseburger Impossible Pie--the version with sliced tomatoes & cheese on top. I serve it with dill pickles, mustard and catsup along with a simple lettuce salad (with mayo on top as a "dressing"). I found a whole Bisquick Impossible Pie cookbook!

When I was a kid I *lived* for those lemon squares. And yeah, my mom did NOT cut them one inch lol.

Guacamole and salsa would be good with those chili square appetizers.

My sister was always jealous that my pancakes tasted just like our mom’s. I waited a couple decades to tell her they were from bisquick not from scratch, just like mom’s.😂 love your videos.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

Love this story! 😂

Our family used to make Velvet Crumb Cake when I was a kid and it was amazing!

@tangledupinbloo

3 ай бұрын

My mother made that all the time. I haven't had it in decades....guess I'll dig out the recipe and have some!😊

I grew up with Bisquick coffee cake. My mom always doubled the cinnamon sugar topping and swirls

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

That cinnamon sugar topping...😋

I'm in my 70s and have dozens of Bisquick booklets and cookbooks. I always loved using it and never had bad results. I live in Indiana and the one thing my family had before winter started was a box of Bisquick with our winter survival foods because you could do so much with it. I made many of the impossible pies, I think my favorite was the lasagna pie, I bought cheese from the Hickory Farms stores, so you can imagine how long ago that was 😅, and grate it myself instead of packaged cheese. I thought it was worth the trouble because it was so delicious. I hope that you will make more Bisquick recipes, you would never run out of ideas.😊

@jennifermaines4036

3 ай бұрын

This brings back memories. It was Christmas sometime in the 90's and we were snowed in in Seattle. (It doesn't take much to shut down Seattle. They don't invest in snow removal equipment b/c it doesn't snow enough.) Our neighbors pooled resources to make an Impossible Pie. The cheese came from someone's Holiday gift pack. It could have been Hickory Farms or Harry & David. We unwrapped those tiny cheeses and scattered them whole in the bottom of the pan. Best dish ever! All melty and delicious! 😋

@lindap9079

3 ай бұрын

@@jennifermaines4036 I remember that storm. My roommate was trapped in her office downtown because the busses weren't running.

The impossible pies bring back fond childhood memories!

64 squares?!? Now that gives a different meaning to “impossible.” (I’m saying 16, max)

Hey Anna, if you want to add a little more heat to any dish which uses green chile, I would strongly suggest that you try the 505 Southwestern brand of jarred chile (if you have that available on your grocery store shelves). I was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico where we're all about red and green chile, and I would say that next to having frozen roasted chile in your freezer, the medium "Flame Roasted Hatch Green Chile" is really good, no extra lingering lime or odd taste to it.

Even with parchment paper no reasonable or real person is going to believe a 1 inch square is a serving!!!

Oh I used to make a sloppy Joe bake. Make sloppy Joes and pop in a baking dish. Top with bisquick made as biscuits and top with cheddar cheese. Bake until bubbly.

I never used to use Bisquick ever. Never grew up with it, never had interest in it, until I married my husband who loved the stuff. Now I get the hype. I love to make the broccoli cheddar quiche and, in a pinch, Bisquick pizza crust.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

It's such a great pantry staple. 😋

Bisquick was a moms life saver, at least this moms. I rarely used the directions on the box.😊I dropped it by spoonfuls, biscuit mix, into chicken stew and created my version of chicken and dumplings.

I remember making the coffee cake when I was just learning to cook. So many memories of my mom making shortcake and impossible pies. Thanks for this fun video!

I have 5 Bisquick cookbooks. Made a Bisquick meal on Monday evening. Been using Bisquick for over 10 yrs.

Yippee. A new "Anna" video!!! Yay!

@hippy9309

3 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing!

I’m vegan, yet I find myself binge watching all your vlogs. 🤷‍♀️😁 You make them so enjoyable.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

I love this. Thanks for sticking with me! If you haven't already, you should also check out the channel Vintage Vibes. She sometimes adapts vintage recipes to be vegan!

@jackiemartin4864

3 ай бұрын

@@cooking_the_books I will do that, and thank you! 😊

The impossible cheeseburger pie is really good too. Coffee cake with Bisquick is my favorite 😊

I got married in 1986. Bisquick was a grocery staple in my pantry. I made biscuits, waffles, muffins, pancakes, coffee cakes, casseroles, and so much more. Watching this has been a fun trip down 1980’s cooking memory lane.❤

My favorite impossible pie is the impossible cheeseburger pie. I'll have to make it again soon!

Mama used Bisquick for everything.She loved it.❤

Love Bisquick Dumplings.

I enjoy using Bisquick. My favorite impossible pie is coconut. It's like a coconut custard pie. My chili relleno casserole is always a hit. Large can of whole chilies. Layer chilies opened flat, grated Monterey-Jack cheese, chilies again. Then pour over a savory Bisquick mix like a thick pancake batter. Bake till brown.

@honeybadger1847

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes, I love the idea of whole chiles, opened flat. More of an “enclosed “ texture.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

YUM! 😋

Yay! My era of when I was a young broke newlywed. I made a zucchini tomato pie with parm cheese. So savory!!!

I have a question. Do you ever use an egg beater? When I was learning to cook, egg whisks were not yet a thing, so we always used egg beaters if we didn’t need to use the mixer. I haven’t seen anyone use one in ages and it seems to me it would still be handy for when an egg whisk is not enough but you don’t want to get out the mixer. I grew up and learned to cook in the 70s and I love the memories your vintage cookbooks bring back! ❤

@honeybadger1847

3 ай бұрын

I still have my mom’s egg beater, which has a pink handle. It has never seen a dishwasher 😊.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

Hi there! I used to have an use a manual egg beater but no longer have one.

I got that cookbook in 1980 as a young bride who didn’t know the first thing about cooking. I loved the Bisquick recipes!

When I make any recipe from a vintage cookbook that calls for "ungreased" pan, I always spray them with PAM. I've had the experience you had with the lemon squares, and they always stick and crumble when you try to get them out. I'm not sure why they recommend ungreased pans. I got the "Lunches and Brunches " cookbook you showed in one of your latest videos. The recipes look delicious, but they do require some kind of expertise in the kitchen, in my opinion. The photographs are beautiful! Love the book. Thank you, Anna!

Hi Just an idea for the lemon bars if you wanted to cut them into 1 in sqs take a pizza cuter spray it with pam or what ever spray you use . make the bars with your idea of using parchment paper before you remove the bars even place them in the refig for a half hour or longer . remove them with the parchment paper and place it on a cutting board and use the pizza cutter to cut . You may want to rinse off the pizza cutter re spray . it will give you the precise size you want to make and it will come out looking professionally completed . Just an Idea we used to do this when I was in Johnson and wales culinary arts school in providence RI . aweome Video on cooking the books .

My quiches always seem to take longer to be done than the suggested times, too. Thanks as always for the great show.

My sons were born in the early 80's, I had this little cookbook and used it all the time!

I actually made a bisquick recipe today ! 😂

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! ☺

Bisquick comes in gluten-free, if you have that issue (I do). And it's a decent product. Also, Aldi g/f pancake mix does a lot of the things g/f Bisquick does. Every time that hand mixer cones out, I smile. The Impossible Veg Pie looks tasty!

@brendashope1558

3 ай бұрын

I am gf too. I was so happy when the gf Bisquick came out

I make the Impossibly Easy Pies every so often! We especially like the taco pie. I have several of the small Betty Crocker Bisquick soft cover cookbooks-the ones they used to put near the check stand in grocery stores so they could reel you in. I was a junkie for those little cookbooks!

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

I've been collecting those little grocery store check stand books more and more!

@jasminemaher8641

3 ай бұрын

Haha i have one of those soft cover books... 😅😅

Not sure how I found your videos, but I enjoy them very much. I remember cooking with Bisquick as a child. It was one of the few things my mom would let me touch. I used to collect old cookbooks. Didn't make very much, but just liked to read them.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Glad you're here. ❤

Growing up my mother always made her soup and stew dumplings with Bisquick. She also made our pancakes using it. My grandmother made impossible cherry pie using Bisquick too. Early 70s.

@deendrew36

3 ай бұрын

My mom also made dumplings for soups and stews with Bisquick!

@mmoretti

3 ай бұрын

I forgot about dumplings, but my mother did make dumplings with Bisquick for her beef stew and chicken stew.

Decades ago, I was so enamored of impossible pies and quiches that I went through a period of making them very regularly!

Good video. For this you could use frozen chopped spinach. Mix cheese seasoning dried chopped onion & cheese with spinach. My friend made a spinach pie with refrigerated crust but I think this crust would be even better. Bake it for the 50 minutes

My mother her always bought Bisquick, and used it to make drop biscuits, and our favorite cheese and bacon drop biscuits, cinnamon rolls, pancakes, muffins and quick bread, an apple spice snack cake, cobbler and a casserole type pot pie where instead of a regular crust she made a pourable batter that poured over the pot pie ingredients in a 13x9x2 pan, and it formed a top crust.

I had a friend who used to make impossible cheeseburger pie, and watching this brought back that memory. I want to try the vegetable pie. I would totally mix up the veggies and add some tofu to make it a little heartier. Thanks for sharing this video ❤❤.

@marshaloneagle4646

3 ай бұрын

Growing up in 60s the cheeseburger pie was a weekly meal. Such good memories. Oops musta been 70s and teen years lol

I distinctly remember growing up with the coconut Impossible Pie. I was in high school at the time. It was all the rage. I have never heard of the pumpkin version and I am now intrigued! Thank you for another great video!

@mmoretti

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I meant to ask about that as I never heard of pumpkin impossible pie, I bc would love to see that

@dlr978

Ай бұрын

Funny story about the coconut impossible pie: in a book called "Capitol Hill Cooks" (a collection of recipes submitted by USA congresspeople), Senator Barack Obama submitted a recipe for "Crustless Coconut Pie" which is the exact same recipe as the Bisquick pie! 😆😆 It's delicious and a crowdpleaser.

Your videos are my happy place!

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! 😊

Impossible taco pie and impossible cheeseburger pies are delicious!! I've also made the lemon squares. Love Bisquick ❤❤

I bought this book in 1980 and it has great recipes. I still use it for brownies and date bars every Christmas

One of the first videos I watched of yours was the ranch pudding video. My brain was thinking like ranch dressing flavoured pudding, so I had to watch to figure out what the heck it was. To my delight, it was an easy bisquick based recipe that was reminiscent of sticky toffee pudding. I have yet to try that recipe, but I will someday. The video did inspire me to hunt down a recipe and try homemade bisquick mix so that I could eventually try some of these kinds of recipes, and now I have some new ones to add to my try list. 😁

Just made an impossible pie last night. Been making it since getting married in 1985. Delicious and easy!

The impossible pie looks a lot like a quiche I bet it would’ve delicious with Swiss cheese ❤❤

All those curlique letters are when it was mandatory in school for us to learn cursive. What a change to find out they don't do that anymore and kids today can't read it. I love the Bisquick recipes, they are fun. Have a great day

Bisquick velvet cake with broiled topping was good. A great tender crumb and a butter/brown sugar coconut pecan crunchy topping. This chocoholic would be very satisfied when this was the Sunday dinner dessert.

I’ve had a bisquik hamburger pie on my Pinterest for ages I need to make it!

A few years ago, I remodeled my kitchen. In the process I lost (misplaced) some cookbooks. I'm not really a fan of convivence foods at this stage in my life but I'm wishing so much I had by Bisquick book for just one recipe. It was a cheesy crumble topping to be served on vegetables. Broccoli was my favorite. All I can remember is biscuit mix and parmesan cheese, maybe butter or milk or something else to hold it together. then it was spread on a baking sheet and toasted in the oven.

Anna-Bisquick actually has a recipe for a zucchini pie that doesn't require sauteing ahead of time. It uses parmesan cheese. I have the recipe from my grandmother that she gave me back in the 80's and it's one of my favorites.

@TuckerSP2011

3 ай бұрын

My mom used to make that too and it was truly delicious.

when i make chicken and dumplings i always use bisquick it turns out perfect everytime

Greatly enjoyed the walk down memory lane. 1980 was around the time I learned to bake. I think I made all the common popular Bisquick recipes over the years. Using Bisquick as a coating for fried chicken was a less expensive alternative to "Shake and Bake."

I grew up with all these recipes and have a ton of the cookbooks. We gave up all bread, sugar and cheese . We now only eat whole foods, nothing processed and feel so much better. It's been a few years since doing the change and we don't miss all the processed foods, sugars and breads. I will on occasion make some farmers cheese to add to some home grown salad greens. I love watching your videos as it brings me back to my childhood in the 60's.

Still love Bisquick bowls for beef stew in the winter.

Anna for the next time you make an impossible pie try gratingthe onion and pepper. I do this for my veggies that go into my meat loaf. It really helps them soften quickly and easily. I love bisquick it makes everything easier. I love your videos. So does my husband he goes by and says “ that sounds good”.

When I was a newlywed in the early 90s, I made Impossible cheeseburger pie and Impossible taco pie (I think?) a lot, until I learned some other recipes. 😂 Impossible vegetable pie would fit really well into our lifestyle now--we still eat meat, but are trying to have more meatless dinners. I think I have all the ingredients, too!

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

The vegetable pie was so good and truly reheated so well. Great for a meal prep!

I still make the Peach Cobble Bisquick recipe. As a kid I loved the the top crust started on the bottom and floated to the top while cooking. Add some ice cream and it is awesome

Oh, you took me back to childhood with that Impossible Pie. We kids couldn't stop asking why it was called as such - I am sure to my poor mother's torment! Anna, thank you so much for your hard work - I thoroughly enjoy your channel. I would love you to do a video or five using recipes from that 1933 book. Thanks again!

My mother must have had this booklet, even though I don’t recognize the cover, because I have had all of these. I’m a particular fan of the lemon bars.

I don't know if I missed it, but you didn't explain what was so special about the Impossible Pies. They all managed to go from a mixed up batter and a few other ingredients to a several layer casserole or dessert. My favorite is still the Cheesecake Pie. I learned the recipe in 1980 as a newlywed, and it has wowed family and guests over the years. I never give out the recipe - keep them wanting more. If you are new to cooking. or just learning to cook at home more, you can't go wrong using a mix on occasion. Use any port in a storm . Anything made at home is going to be better. Very best to you all!!!!

I'm pretty sure my mom's Sausage Cheeseballs (served at every 80's Xmas party) were Bisquick-based! Love all your cookbooks!

I love bisquik and that you dedicated a whole vlog to this product. Thanks Anna!❤

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed this one. ☺

Impossible pies are great and there are so many varieties. Thanks for a fun video.

The Oven Fried Chicken with Bisquick is my favorite. I have the cookbook you featured - it's kept in my cupboard to be handy whenever I need to cook up something quick for a meal. Impossible Cheeseburger Pie is one of my "go to meals".

I'd love to see the recipes from the 30s

Forgot to comment how much I like your cardigan sweater!!

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!! It's super cozy.

I'm am sooooooooo glad I run across your channel I see u r going to be my favorite 😂 the 80s cooking with bisquick is my fantastic my grandma wound make sloppy Joe's bisquick pie was my favorite

You have sold me on the impossible pie

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

YESSS another convert! 😂

I have and love that cook book! I got it by sending in box tops then they mailed it to me.

Yes to parchment sling and girl, i haven't seen a vid of your in months and I'M STOKED to see your views and comments on this video!! CRUSHING IT!! vintage style tho ❤❤❤

Just enjoy the finished products you bring to the camera/us! Wish I was in your kitchen to share with you! HAPPY SPRING! : )

I have seen impossible pies for years, but for some sad reason I've never made one! I totally need to. Great video Anna!

I love bisquick

I have this cookbook. The chicken and dumplings are on point!

My Mom always used bisquick for her meals.

It always amazes me the many things you can make with baking mixes. Jiffy also has a recipe book with the vegetable pie but they call it 'impossible quiche'. Just lots of good stuff.

@cooking_the_books

3 ай бұрын

I have a Jiffy booklet, will have to see if the impossible quiche is in there! ☺

@beverlycrowell_

3 ай бұрын

I do not know why, but I think Jiffy mix is better than Bisquick.

I used to use Bisquick for pizza crust. Our kids loved it

Try making Sad cake with Bisquick. It has few ingredients and is kind of a cross between a blonde and a nut bread. I liked it. I made it because it’s a small dish, little waste. It stays relatively fresh for a long while. Really popular impossible pies were cheeseburger pie, spinach and feta pie, taco pie and coconut pie. My mother used to make these most often. I’ve made them all. The spinach and feta is a favorite. Kind of like a quiche. I’ve made the cherry pie. Not a huge fan. I also make shortcake with bisquick. I never use cake, always shortcake recipes for strawberry shortcake.

I love Bisquick and you reminded me that it's been too long since I made an Impossible Pie. Yes, I saute my onions. there are so many variations for this Pie, too. I have an old bulk recipe that made a huge batch that lasted forever. Back then, I cooked for a lot. Now I just buy a box at a time. It really is a quick way to make so many things. I have several updated cookbooks of just Bisquick recipes, too ;)

When I was in college, I would go home on the weekends and make impossible 🥧.

One of my favorite cookbooks, I have several Bisquick cookbooks

I love that zester! I hate zest all over. It’s surprisingly annoying 😂

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie on the menu for tomorrow, thanks for the reminder! I've been trying to figure out what to do with that package of burger in the fridge