Gluten-Free Bisquick review

OK - I'll admit that I'm one picky customer when it comes to food. I don't care if it's gluten-free replacement type items or imported cheeses - I'm just plain picky. As much as I'd hoped that General Mills would create a killer gluten-free version of Bisquick - I personally didn't care for the pancakes made with the recipe from the box - at all. You can read the full review here.

On a brighter note, if you're one to mix your own flour, Heidi over at Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom created her own version of gluten-free Bisquick - from the new mix. Sound confusing? Yes, my thoughts exactly. Why in the heck didn't General Mills (Betty Crocker) just create the mix so it would be more similar to "real" Bisquick? Maybe it has something to do with the shelf life of rice flour and shortening mixed together. Anyway, here is a helpful post that explains how to convert the new gluten-free Bisquick into a better version of itself. Thanks to Heidi for taking the time to figure that out!  

Gluten-free Bisquick hits the ATL!

The main ingredient in the new Bisquick is rice flour, followed by sugar. By reading the ingredients, I'm not overly impressed, but maybe the company is using the finest quality rice flour in the world. Based on the ingredients, I decided that I don't want to make pancakes with the mix. I can usually tell by the flours used in something if I will personally care for it and I can't imagine that Biquick pancakes will hold a candle to the ones made with Gluten-free Naturals or King Arthur gluten-free mixes. I really hope I'm pleasantly surprised when I make biscuits with the new Bisquick.

Since it's too hot to turn on the oven,  I'm going to wait to test the mix out later. At $4.19 for a 16 oz. box, it's not a very good value so I want to read other reviews where people have had success with it, before using it myself. Avid gluten-free bakers should have some fun with this new product. The Bisquick box has four recipes on the back (pancakes, biscuits, waffles and strawberry shortcakes) and three on the side panel (chicken fingers, oven baked chicken and pizza crust). Check the Live Gluten Freely website for more recipes using the product.

• Gluten-free Bisquick ingredients: rice flour, sugar, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), modified potato starch, salt, xanthan gum. *May contain soy ingredients. 

Some Kroger stores in the area have the new gluten-free Hamburger Helper in stock and Publix might as well. Since I have so many similar (but healthier) items from Mixes from the Heartland here, it will be a while before I check out the new Hamburger Helpers. I'd be most interested in a version that contains gluten-free pasta, but so far none of the gluten-free options offer that.