bisquick

English

Etymology

From the brand name Bisquick. Blend of biscuit +‎ quick, because the mix was originally sold as a way of making biscuits in "90 seconds from package to oven".

Noun

bisquick (uncountable)

1. Pre-mixed baking mix, generally consisting of flour, a shortening and a leavening agent (for quickly making fresh biscuits, pancakes, dumplings, etc).
   • 1997, Wake up and Cook: Kitchen Buddhism in Words and Recipes:

     Seven at night in Tucson, get some bisquick for the dumplings. Have some bacon. Go to Hadley's in the kitchen right beside the frying steak —Diana on the phone—get a little plastic bag from Drum— Fill it up with tarragon and chili.

   • 2006, Reginald Gould, Gold Miner 49er, page 25:

     We were limited in money to purchase supplies, so we took a 100 pound sack of potatoes and several sacks of flour and some bisquick, and of course a case of beer.

   • 2010, James Simpson, This Other Simpson, page 121:

     In the kitchen I found some bisquick and thought maybe I could make some pancakes[.]

   • 2013, Joel Goodwin, Auctions ,and Finding Silver, Gold and Gems and how to Sell Them:

     Squash can be cut up and frozen but what I do is cut it up, let it dry a little and then grind it up combined with some bisquick and an egg and form patties.

   • 2015, Charles Denros, Sick Puppy, page 216:

     He stopped at the store on the way home and bought two whole chickens, and some bisquick and found a farm stand that had sweet corn.