RANCH PUDDING - This is AMAZING! Cooking the Books

Do you like Betty Crocker Recipes? Today I'm cooking up some Ranch Pudding from Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cook Book (1956). This little booklet is chock full of Bisquick recipes that are sure to be a hit! I was SO surprised by how much I loved this recipe.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Vintage cookbook review
6:24 Ranch Pudding recipe

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RANCH PUDDING
2c brown sugar, packed
2.5c water
2T butter
1/2c milk
1.25c Bisquick
1c raisins or chopped dates
1/2c to 1c chopped nuts
1t vanilla

Heat oven to 350. Mix in saucepan 1c brown sugar, water, and butter. Boil for 5 minutes. Pour into 8" square pan.
Mix in bowl, 1c brown sugar, milk, Bisquick, raisins or dates, nuts, and vanilla. Spoon batter on top of sugar mixture. It will sink into the liquid and spread out as it bakes. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve warm.

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[cooking_the_books]

I was truly stunned by the deliciousness of this recipe. Color me surprised!

[desertpinevintage]

When I saw “Ranch pudding “ I literally thought ranch dressing seasoning was used lol I was all in. 😂

[sdb]

My sisters were scandalized when I told them that my grandmother’s secret blueberry turnover dough was just Bisquick and water. 😂

[msmurder]

This episode made me happy cry. My grandma was a child of the depression in an already very poor part of rural Alabama. Since Bisquick was more expensive than plain flour, even once she could have afforded it she couldn't bring herself to spend the extra money. So us grandkids always made sure she got a box of Bisquick at Christians

[maryjordan]

Growing up in the 50's, 60's....Bisquick was a staple in my aunt's cooking and baking. I've used it myself. Lots of happy family memories. How did we exist without Betty Crocker.❤😊

[chrisholds]

I'll bet that if you contact the customer service department that handles Bisquick, that you could make inquiries about the differences between old & new Bisquick.

[llamasugar]

I always told my 4-H kids “If the difference between making a pie and not making a pie is using a store-bought crust, BUY THE CRUST. No one who gets a pie is going to say ‘no thanks’ because it’s not entirely homemade!”

The photos have been color-enhanced. It gives them a distinct photo/drawing style.
Edit: I should clarify and add that the color was most likely added to the plates by hand before printing. I don’t know how. I love the look because it reminds me of my mom and aunt.

[cherylbenton]

Ohhh, your channel makes me so happy! It's like spending time in the kitchen with a best friend! Thank you for being an oasis of joy in a challenging world! Sending you much love and admiration! ❤❤❤

[mommam.]

I didn't think I had watched this video but then I see I made a comment before. Okay, I'm as old as dirt and I'm losing it. I was 16 in 1956 and a lot of these recipes are new to me. My parents were 10 years older than my friend's parents so I don't think the fifties had caught up with them yet.

[rwg]

It's like the British sticky toffee pudding, it is ment to be turned out onto a serving platter and the sauce pours all over it like a flan or Crème Brulée. You could also make in individual ramekins

[OkieJammer]

How fun to see your surprise reaction to this recipe. Will definitely make it. Perfect for a cold Winter dessert. Thank you!

[kimhagen]

I have this booklet! Born in 1955 I grew up on bisquick...Mom made orange biscuits with frozen OJ and added some sugar to the mix. So yummy! My booklet is not in as good a condition as yours but I've used it a lot.

[pixiwix]

I'm an avid cookbook collector and professional food historian, and I just wanted to let you know that those are actually photographs! Love your channel, keep it up! ❤

[jeannerogers]

I love old cookbooks, especially from the 1950's and 60's, when I would look them over with my Mom. Now I collect the little cookbooks from book sales.

[Bildgesmythe]

Bisquick is underrated! If you haven't used it, you have to try it! It makes a great cobbler.

[ttintagel]

I used to make a peanut butter cookie recipe that was just peanut butter, Bisquick, and sweetened condensed milk. They were tasty, but always looked kind of pale.

[jldisme]

When I measure any dry ingredients like flower, sugar, cornmeal, Bisquick, etc. I placed my measuring cup on a paper plate, then I can overfill the cup and smooth it off with a knife, and fold the paper plate in half and pour the extra back in the container.

[mendocinogirl]

My mom used Bisquick for biscuits for strawberry shortcake, her wonderful blueberry muffins. Many memories there.

[erik]

Reminds me a bit of Pouding Chômeur, a dish from Quebec that became very popular in the depression but is still a loved food that is very embedded into our culture 🖤 it is similar but the syrup is usually maple syrup or brown sugar (often it's both) with vanilla and butter. Then you put a cake like batter in the pan, pour the syrup on top and bake. During baking it "flips, " meaning the syrup sauce sinks to the bottom as it bakes fully soaking the cake while it caramelizes. To this day Pouding chômer is one of the first things a lot of Canadian kids learn to cook/bake 🖤🖤🖤

This looks good and im glad you enjoyed it

[JazzHands]

The bisquick cookbooks were family staples for us! Some stuff we made regularly were hamburger pie, and ESPECIALLY the coffee cake! The bisquick coffee cake, particularly the one that uses a pudding mix, are so, so good. You have to try it!