What is an 'all purpose baking mix'?

Question

Recipe on Libby Canned Pumpkin Pie Mix calls for "all purpose baking mix", when making pumpkin muffins. Couldn't find such a thing in the store. Could they have meant 'all purpose flower'? Note that the recipe did not call for baking soda or baking powder, making me think that there is such a thing as a baking mix... but I just couldn't find it. Can I make one myself? How? Thanks

Answer 1

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Bisquick or Krustez baking mix - sometimes called pancake mix is what is called for but you can always make your own:
BAKING MIX RECIPE
Ingredients:
8 cups all-purpose flour (or 4 cups each all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour)
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoonsalt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups dry nonfat milk
2 cups shortening
Instructions:
Mix all dry ingredients together in large bowl (if you have a large mixer it is ideal to use for blending this mix but it can also be done quite adequately using a pastry blender to cut in shortening). Add shortening about a half cup at a time mixing well after each addition. Mixture will be mealy when mixed adequately. Put in air-tight container and store either in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use within about 3 months.

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Use as you would any commercial baking mix. Good Luck!

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Asker's Comment:

Thanks. I didn't have bisquick on hand, so I substituted pound cake mix and omitted adding (additional) sugar - turned out just fine! Thanks

Answer 2

bisquick is an all purpose baking mix.

Answer 3

All purpose flour is my guess hon! Sounds yummy

Answer 4

Try Bisquick..................

Answer 5

You could possibly go on www.allrecipes.com and use it as a search engine to find a all purpose baking mix. But there is such a thing in most major grocery stores. A good example would be Bisquick. They are usually in the baking aile, by the flour.

Answer 6

i think you can use like bisquick, like for pancakes. they are general and can make other stuff too.

Answer 7

Bisquick.... that's what you need. It's an essential staple for any kitchen....infinite number of things you can use it for. The leavening agent is already in it. That's why the recipe didn't call for baking powder or baking soda....look in the flour aisle of your grocery store.. yellow box.

Answer 8

You can use Bisquick for "all purpose baking mix," or the generic store brand equivalent for this. Bisquick is a brand name for baking mix. Kind of like Chevy & Ford make trucks. Follow this anaology loosly. If Chevy was in the business of making a recipe & they were calling for a truck as one of the ingredients they would not say "add one F-150 to the batter," because the F-150 is a Ford product. So there is a good chance this recipe you are making came off the can of a company who has a competitive product to Bisquick. Hence your "all purpose baking mix" phrase.

Answer 9

I can see why you are confused. The recipe is wrong.

All purpse means there is no baking powder in it. You can't use flour with baking powder in it for EVERYTHING. You don't want the flour to rise on certain things, such as floured chicken to rise.

It wouldn't come out very well.

The word "MIX is throwing you off. They need to take the word "MIX" out of the instructions.

What they mean, is just ......ALL PURPOSE FLOUR.
With ALL PURPOSE flour, you can add baking powder or soda if the recipe calls for it. That's why it's ALL PURPOSE.

It's a typo.

Just get ALL PURPOSE FLOUR and you're good to go. Disregard the word mix. There's no such thing. It's contradictory.

What they are describing is a mix, such as BISQUICK, that has the baking powder and soda all ready in in it for making biscuits and panckes. All you have to do is add water. This is not what you want for making a pie crust.

This is easy. JUST AVOID FLOUR THAT SAYS SELF RISING. You don't want a pie crust to rise. It would come out soggy, once you poured the filling in.

The term "mix", contradicts it being "all purpose". All purpose does not have anything mixed into it.

For a pie crust, all you need is : all purpose flour,salt, shortening and water.

For the muffines. You're correct. It's screwed up. Since the recipe does not call for baking powder, they want you to use, "SELF RISING flour. Otherwise the muffines wouldn't rise.

That is one screwd up recipe. You thought right. It's wromg.

Like the others said above me. Just use Bisquick and you'll be safe as a kitten. It even contains the salt in it.

Happy Baking!

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Been baking forever.