replacing flour with bisquick?

[MacMacMoo]

I'm out of flour but have loads of bisquick. The dry ingedients for what I want to make are as follows

1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tea salt

How much bisquick should i use? I know Bisquick is basically flour, salt, sugar and baking soda... so do you think I could just nix the other dry ingredient if I use the bisquick?

[kristenk]

From what I've found online, it sounds like Bisquick also has some sort of shortening/oil component.

What are you trying to make?

[kijip]

Bisquick has fat- shortening. You need to reduce some of the fat (butter or lard or shortening) in your recipe to make it work. Bisquick also has a distinctive flavor from the stabilizing agent they stick in it so I would only use it for something paired with a strong masking flavor or something where that crumble-y biscuit texture will work. Like shortbread.