Weekday Pancakes from a Homemade Mix

How to make a homemade pancake mix and instructions on how to make the mix into pancakes for your busy weekday mornings.

What makes a mix or box of pre-measured dry ingredients so appealing? Cake, muffins, pancakes – name a baked good and you can probably find a mix for it on the shelf at the market. There is just something about a mix that makes the process seem so much simpler. Is it really that hard to get the flour, sugar, and baking powder out and measure it? No. Does it feel like a lot of work sometimes? Yes!

I started making homemade “mixes” when we moved into this house, knowing I wouldn’t have a kitchen for awhile. I have fallen in love with the process and will use it even when I do have a normal-person house.

Simply measure out the dry ingredients for your recipe into a Mason jar and then label the jar with what else the recipes needs (wet ingredients), baking temperature, and baking time. Use an old flat and the metal canning ring to close the jar and pop it on your shelf. So easy! I do this with waffles, pancakes, cornbread, basic muffins, and biscuits. I normally write out my label on masking tape and just stick it to the outside of the jar; it comes off easily when the jar is washed.
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Weekday Pancakes from a Homemade Mix

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• Author: Melissa Griffiths - Bless this Mess
• Prep Time: 10 min
• Cook Time: 5 min
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 6-8 pancakes

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How to make a homemade pancake mix and instructions on how to make the mix into pancakes for your busy weekday mornings.

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Ingredients

In your Mason jar combine:

• 2 cups flour (all purpose, whole wheat, or a combo of the two)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

For your label write:
Basic Pancakes
Add:

• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter or oil

Cook on griddle over medium heat

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Instructions

To make the homemade pancake mix:

1. Add the dry ingredients to a quart-sized mason jar (flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt).
2. Repeat with more dry ingredients and more jars to make up enough jars for a month of weekday pancakes (4 in my house, we have pancakes once a week), add a lid.
3. Write out a label and add it to the jar (thick masking tape works great to write labels on).
4. Store until your busy weekday morning.

To make the pancakes :

1. When that busy morning comes, just pour the contents of the jar into a medium bowl.
2. Make a well in the center, add all of the wet ingredients as listed on the label (egg, oil, and milk) and whisk together. Cook on a well greased griddle, skillet, or cast iron pan over medium heat, until godlen brown on both sides.
3. Serve with your go-to pancake topping such as maple syrup, yogurt, honey, or berries.

Notes

• If using whole wheat flour you’ll probably need to add a few tablespoons more milk so that the batter is thin enough to pour.