Betty Crocker

“ The chocolate sauce you love bakes on the bottom. (Pictured on inside of back cover.)
11⁄2 cups Bisquick 1⁄2 cup sugar 1⁄2 to 1 cup chopped nuts 1⁄2 cup milk 1⁄2 cup brown sugar (packed) 11⁄2 cups boiling water 6-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
Heat oven to 350° (mod.) . Mix Bisquick, sugar, nuts, milk. Turn batter into greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Pour water over chocolate pieces. ”

“ Heat oven to 400° (mod. hot) . Blend together 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 egg, 3⁄4 cup milk, 2 cups Bisquick. Then beat vigorously 30 seconds. For richer batter, add 2 tbsp. more sugar, 2 tbsp. melted shortening or salad oil. ”

“ SALMON, TUNA, OR CHICKEN SOUFFLÉ
Try 1 cup salmon or tuna, or 11⁄2 cups cut-up cooked chicken, in place of cheese. Add 1 tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. grated onion.
ASPARAGUS SHORTCAKE
Make 6 individual shortcakes (see directions for Fruit Shortcake, p. 3) . Split, butter, and put together with asparagus spears. Pour hot Cheese Sauce (p. 16) over top. Garnish with crisp bacon strip or sprig of parsley. 6 servings.
When Tomatoes are Ripe: Substitute a slice of fresh tomato for the asparagus.
STRAWBERRY GLACÉ SHORT PIE
An elegant filling for a glamorous crust. ”

“ Place slice of cooked or canned meat on half of square. Spread with chili sauce or pickle relish. Fold dough over meat and seal edges with fork. Slit top. Bake 15 to 20 min. in hot oven.
Neat Trick: Put 1 piece of dough at a time in plastic bag dusted generously with Bisquick. Pat between hands to make a 5” square. To remove, gradually turn bag inside out, loosening dough from sides with dull knife.
CRISPY CORN BREAD
Make Muffin batter (p. 2) —except add 3⁄4 cup corn meal and use only 11⁄4 cups Bisquick. Turn batter into sizzling hot pan. Bake about 15 min. in hot oven until brown and crusty. ”

“ Make Pancakes (p. 2) , using about 1⁄2 cup batter for each pancake. Spoon 1⁄4 cup Creamed Chicken (recipe below) onto half of each pancake. Fold over. Place on baking sheet. Sprinkle with grated sharp yellow cheese ... about 1 tbsp. for each cake. Place under broiler or in oven to melt cheese. 8 servings.
WHITE SAUCE
1⁄4 cup butter 1⁄4 cup Bisquick 1⁄2 tsp. salt 1⁄4 tsp. pepper 2 cups milk
Melt butter over low heat. Blend in Bisquick, seasonings. Cook over low heat, stirring until smooth and bubbly. Take from heat. Stir in milk. Bring to boil; boil 1 min., stirring constantly. ”

“ Knead gently 8 to 10 times to smooth up dough.
Roll 1⁄2′′ thick. Biscuits double in size in baking. Dip cutter in Bisquick. Cut close together to save rerolling.
Bake on ungreased shiny baking sheet 10 to 15 min.; close together for soft sides, 1′′ apart for crusty sides. Makes 12 2′′ biscuits.
FRUIT SHORTCAKE
Add 3⁄4 cup cream (or 1⁄2 cup milk plus 1⁄4 cup melted butter) , to 2 cups Bisquick. Add 2 tbsp. sugar, if desired. Proceed as for biscuits except cut into six 3′′ shortcakes.
4 What’s for Dinner?
HOT BREADS
How to be Famous at Home—serve tender fragrant hot breads with your dinner. ”

“ Fill 12 well greased muffin cups 2⁄3 full. Bake 15 min.
WAFFLES
Beat 2 cups Bisquick, 12⁄3 cups milk, 1 egg, 2 tbsp. salad oil or melted shortening with rotary beater until well blended. Spoon onto hot waffle baker. Makes 2 large or 6 small.
COFFEE CAKE
Make Muffin batter. Spread into greased 9′′ round layer pan or 8 or 9′′ square pan. Sprinkle with mixture of: 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1⁄4 cup sugar, 2 tbsp. Bisquick, 2 tbsp. soft butter. Blend with fork until crumbly. Bake 20 to 25 min.
DUMPLINGS
Mix 2 cups Bisquick, 3⁄4 cup milk well with fork. ”

“ Heat oven to 450° (hot.) Sauté green pepper and onion in hot fat. Blend in Bisquick, salt, pepper. Add corn. Stir until mixture boils. Take from heat; gradually stir mixture into egg. Add shrimp; pour into greased 11⁄2-qt. baking dish. Cover with Meat Pie topping (p. 6) . Bake 15 min. 4 to 6 servings.
6 SUNDAY DINNER ON SATURDAY NIGHT Oven-Crisp Chicken and Biscuits
Broccoli with Lemon Butter
Tomato-Cucumber Salad
Strawberry Glacé Short Pie (p. 9)
Coffee
OVEN-CRISP CHICKEN AND BISCUITS
Biscuits and chicken baked together. ”

“ Transcriber’s Notes Silently corrected a few typos. Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. ”