Homemade Pancake Mix

Last week I shared with you my favorite buttermilk pancake recipe: my mom’s, of course! Today I’ll share with you the dry pancake mix that is always sitting in a gallon glass jar in the pantry, ready to be made into fluffy golden pancakes just as easy as a store-bought mix.

For the pancake recipe, click here!

Using pantry/baking staples, pancakes are always a good idea. Lazy Saturday mornings, brunch with friends, dinner when you desperately need to go grocery shopping…brinner, anyone? Pancakes are great to whip up at a moment’s notice, and don’t require much skill. Unless you want to get fancy with your flipping, then by all means. If you’re not a pro flipper, maybe make more than just a single batch, just in case…no shame in using a spatula!

I’m not here to show you how to flip pancakes, couldn’t if I wanted to, but instead share with you a delightfully handy dry pancake mix, so you can whip up pancakes even faster.

It’s as simple as whisking together a few dry ingredients, putting them in a jar, then taping on some instructions. You’ll walk by the pancake mixes in the store from now on and cackle because you have something better and healthier at home! Mwahaha.

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Homemade Pancake Mix

Makes about 10 batches of pancakes

Ingredients:

• 10 cups / 1,200g all-purpose flour

• 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup) / 112g baking powder

• 1/2 cup / 100g sugar

• 4 tsp / 20g salt

• 2 cups / 250g powdered instant milk

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients until thoroughly combined. Transfer to a large jar or container with lid.

2. Tape to the jar the following instructions:

   Combine 1 1/4 cups dry mix with:

   1 cup water or milk

   2 Tbsp oil

   1 egg

3. When preparing a batch of pancakes, preheat a lightly greased griddle or pan to 375F / 190C. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients until just combined, little lumps are ok. Pour desired amount onto griddle and cook until the bubbles in the batter don’t immediately fill in when they pop; flip and cook second side until golden.

Jenny’s Notes:

• If you don’t have or prefer not to use powdered milk, simply leave it out and make sure to use buttermilk or milk of choice instead of water when making up a batch. The powdered milk makes for richer pancakes, but it is not strictly necessary. I like using buttermilk/milk when making pancakes even if there’s already powdered milk! Extra delicious.

• If your pancakes are getting beyond golden before they’re cooked through, lower the heat of your pan.

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Homemade Pancake Mix

Homemade dry pancake mix to make pancakes even easier and quicker to whip up at a moment's notice

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Ingredients

• 10 cups / 1,200g all-purpose flour
• 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup) / 112g baking powder
• 1/2 cup / 100g sugar
• 4 tsp / 20g salt
• 2 cups / 250g powdered instant milk

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients until thoroughly combined. Transfer to a large jar or container with lid.
2. Tape to the jar the following instructions: Combine 1 1/4 cups dry mix with: 1 cup water or milk - 2 Tbsp oil - 1 egg
3. When preparing a batch of pancakes, preheat a lightly greased griddle or pan to 375F / 190C. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients until just combined, little lumps are ok. Pour desired amount onto griddle and cook until the bubbles in the batter don’t immediately fill in when they pop; flip and cook second side until golden.

Notes:

• If you don’t have or prefer not to use powdered milk, simply leave it out and make sure to use buttermilk or milk of choice instead of water when making up a batch. The powdered milk makes for richer pancakes, but it is not strictly necessary. I like using buttermilk/milk when making pancakes even if there’s already powdered milk! Extra delicious.
• If your pancakes are getting beyond golden before they’re cooked through, lower the heat of your pan.

Calories

494.19

Fat (grams)

1.66

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.49

Carbs (grams)

105.92

Fiber (grams)

3.26

Net carbs

102.65

Sugar (grams)

10.30

Protein (grams)

13.27

Sodium (milligrams)

1977.86

Cholesterol (grams)

2.00

Nutritional information is approximate. Based on one batch of dry pancake mix.

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Momsy's Pancakes

As the weather cools down, what could possibly be better than flipping some fresh, hot pancakes off the griddle?

Well, let’s be honest, whether the weather is heating up, cooling down, stagnant, or generally doing its weather-pattern-season thingy, are pancakes ever not a good idea?

Thought not.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Summer. Winter. Inside. Outside. Buttermilk. Pumpkin. Lemon poppyseed. There is always room for a plate of pancakes at the table!

Growing up I can’t say we had a family tradition of eating pancakes on a specific day of the week. It was more of a, whenever the fancy hits you. My mom would make a up a large batch of homemade dry pancake mix (you can get that recipe here), then tape instructions to the jar of how much wet ingredients to add, to be whipped up at a moment’s notice. My dad makes maple syrup every spring and there are always quarts of the liquid gold in the pantry, so we were always pancake ready.
When my nieces and nephews were younger they spent a lot of time at our house, and pancakes were a regular deal. Especially my oldest niece, Gwen, could pack them away! From the time she was a toddler she would eat more than anyone, a stack of 4 or more. It was actually amazing she could fit that many in her tiny body. Realize that we make big pancakes, the size of your face or a large dinner plate. I usually eat 2. The first time I ate pancakes at a friend’s house when I was little the mom seemed surprised I only wanted two. I realized why when two itty bitty pancakes arrived in front of me. Oh. I’ll take 8 more, please. Plus, my friend’s mom made them with chocolate chips and my mom usually didn’t let us, too much sugar. ;)

The pancake recipe below is my mom’s basic recipe, it’s wonderful as-is for a buttermilk pancake, or a base for any add-ins you want, whether that be chocolate chip, raspberry, gingerbread, apple-cinnamon, or whatever your taste-buds can dream up!

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Buttermilk Pancakes

Serves 1-2

Ingredients:

• 1 cup / 120g flour

• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 2 1/2 tsp sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 cup / 237g buttermilk

• 1 egg

• 2 Tbsp / 28g oil

Directions:

Preheat a lightly greased griddle or large pan over medium heat (375°F / 290°C if using an electric griddle.)

1. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
   

2. In another bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, and oil. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just moistened. Lumps are ok as long as they’re not too big.
   

3. Pour pancake batter to desired size (or shape!) on hot griddle, repeat as you have room, but making sure to leave about an inch / 2cm between pancakes. Flip after a couple minutes or a when the edges look dry and the bubbles towards the middle pop but don’t immediately fill in. Cook for a few minutes on the second side, until golden. Repeat until batter is gone.

4. Serve hot with butter and maple syrup, or your favorite toppings such as peanut butter, honey, powdered sugar, jams, fruit, Nutella, etc.

Jenny’s Notes:

• Pancakes are easy, quick, and delicious, and also very easy to fit to your dietary needs and choices. With the exception of the baking powder, every ingredient can be substituted or even omitted at times. Even then, some use baking soda instead of baking powder or a combo of the two. Just don’t do more than one, maybe two substitutions at a time without risking the quality of your pancakes. So don’t be frying’ up flour, water and baking powder, okayyyy?

  - Replace flour with a gluten-free flour or flour of your choice. My mom likes grinding oats in a food processor to make oat flour pancakes. I also like substituting part of the flour with buckwheat.
  - Omit sugar if desired. I used to not eat sugar during the week and simply left out the sugar so I could still enjoy pancakes. I recommend leaving it in, though, as it rounds out the flavor of the pancake, especially if you use toppings that aren’t as sweet as maple syrup.
  - If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make it at home by adding 1 Tbsp / 14g vinegar or lemon juice to a 1 cup measure and filling up to the 1 cup mark (223g) with milk. You can also use plain ol’ water in a pinch, or alternative milks as desired!
  - If you don’t have or don’t eat eggs, try using a flax egg, or you can also leave the egg out.
  - For the oil, use whichever oil you prefer. A neutral baking oil is best for a classic pancake taste, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use olive or coconut oil if that’s what you prefer. Or even melted butter. Also, the oil can be left out if need be.

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Buttermilk Pancakes

Classic, fluffy, buttermilk pancakes hot off the griddle in 15 minutes! Plus substitutions to make delicious pancakes for your dietary needs.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min

Ingredients

• 1 cup / 120g flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup / 237g buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp / 28g oil

Instructions

1. Preheat a lightly greased griddle or large pan over medium heat (375°F / 290°C if using an electric griddle.)
2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
3. In another bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, and oil. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just moistened. Lumps are ok as long as they’re not too big.
4. Pour pancake batter to desired size (or shape!) on hot griddle, repeat as you have room, but making sure to leave about an inch / 2cm between pancakes. Flip after a couple minutes or a when the edges look dry and the bubbles towards the middle pop but don’t immediately fill in. Cook for a few minutes on the second side, until golden. Repeat until batter is gone.
5. Serve hot with butter and maple syrup, or your favorite toppings such as peanut butter, honey, powdered sugar, jams, fruit, Nutella, etc.

Notes:

Pancakes are easy, quick, and delicious, and also very easy to fit to your dietary needs and choices. With the exception of the baking powder, every ingredient can be substituted or even omitted at times. Even then, some use baking soda instead of baking powder or a combo of the two. Just don’t do more than one, maybe two substitutions at a time without risking the quality of your pancakes. So don’t be frying’ up flour, water and baking powder, okayyyy?

- Replace flour with a gluten-free flour or flour of your choice. My mom likes grinding oats in a food processor to make oat flour pancakes. I also like substituting part of the flour with buckwheat.

- Omit sugar if desired. I used to not eat sugar during the week and simply left out the sugar so I could still enjoy pancakes. I recommend leaving it in, though, as it rounds out the flavor of the pancake, especially if you use toppings that aren’t as sweet as maple syrup.

- If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make it at home by adding 1 Tbsp / 14g vinegar or lemon juice to a 1 cup measure and filling up to the 1 cup mark (223g) with milk. You can also use plain ol’ water in a pinch, or alternative milks as desired!

- If you don’t have or don’t eat eggs, try using a flax egg, or you can also leave the egg out.

- For the oil, use whichever oil you prefer. A neutral baking oil is best for a classic pancake taste, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use olive or coconut oil if that’s what you prefer. Or even melted butter. Also, the oil can be left out if need be.

Calories

448.68

Fat (grams)

18.02

Sat. Fat (grams)

2.44

Carbs (grams)

58.48

Fiber (grams)

1.63

Net carbs

56.85

Sugar (grams)

11.17

Protein (grams)

13.26

Sodium (milligrams)

1452.78

Cholesterol (grams)

97.74

Nutritional information is approximate, based on 2 servings.

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Treat Yo'self with Coffee Pancakes and Mocha Syrup

And whipped cream.

I got a little chocolate drizzle happy.  Not to mention this was a time sensitive photo, the first whipped cream mound melted and slipped off the back due to the hot and delicious nature of the pancakes.  Pictured here, whipped cream mound take 2. 

Some mornings I wake up and oatmeal, fruit, or eggs just aren't going to cut it.  Some mornings call for pancakes.  And some mornings call for pancakes that involve coffee, chocolate, and whipped cream.  The fact that the sun is shining again after a little snowstorm, family is around, it's Spring Break, and Good Friday, might also have had something to do with it.  So I decided to "Treat Yo'self."  Donna Meagle would be proud. 

Last night I watched the final episode of Parks & Recreation.  It was the perfect ending in every sense except that it was just that, the end. Wahhhhhhhh.  Guess I'll just have to start it all over again.  If you've never watched Parks & Rec then stop right where you are and go watch it.  Or better yet, make these delicious pancakes (more like dessert trying to disguise itself as breakfast food, which also happens to be two of my favorite categories of food) and eat them while watching Parks and Rec.  Actually, regardless of if you've ever seen the show or not, that's probably what you should do.  Treat Yo'self.  Even if it's midnight, because breakfast food is appropriate anytime of the day. 

If I had it my way, I would have breakfast for all 3 meals of the day.  Eggs and toast for breakfast, french toast and fruit for lunch, pancakes or waffles for dinner.  But that's not entirely socially acceptable (but we could start a movement!) nor a well-balanced diet, so I save that for Treat Yo'self days

   Alright, enough of the funny talk and let's get down to serious business.

Coffee Pancakes with Mocha Syrup

Makes 2-3 servings, or 6-8 pancakes.

Ingredients:

Mocha Syrup

Make this first so it has time to cool and your pancakes don't get cold!

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp corn starch
• 2 Tbsp strong brewed coffee
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients except vanilla in small saucepan.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until boiling.  Reduce heat to low and boil for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and add vanilla.  Allow to cool while you make the pancakes.  Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 1 month.  Sugar is a wonderful preservative.  I'm going to live so long. 

Whipped Cream

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand held mixer, beat cream until soft peaks form.  Add sugar and vanilla, beat until stiff peaks appear.

Coffee Pancakes

Make these last so they will be nice and hot when you serve them!

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground espresso, or freshly ground coffee (sometimes I use the contents of a Nespresso capsule)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk of choice, or water
• 2 Tbsp oil of choice, or melted butter or coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat lightly greased griddle or pan to 350 Fahrenheit.

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and ground espresso. 

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the egg, milk, oil, and vanilla.  Stir until just moistened, some lumps will remain.  If you prefer thinner pancakes, you may add more milk.  Allow to sit for a few minutes.

Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto hot griddle, allow to cook 1-2 minutes on each side, either until light golden-brown or when the air bubbles pop, but don't fill in immediately.  If the first pancakes seem too thick or too thin, add more milk or flour, respectively, until desired consistency is reached.  Repeat with remaining batter. 

Any leftover batter or pancakes can be stored in the refrigerator for about 1-2 days.  They can be reheated on the griddle or pan, microwave (boo), or my favorite way, the toaster. 

Assembly:

Place pancakes on a plate.  If desired, butter each pancake.  Drizzle generously with mocha syrup and top with copious amounts of whipped cream. And maybe drizzle with more syrup.  Don't forgot a complementary cup of coffee.  Complementary as in it goes with it nicely, not I'm giving you a complimentary cup of coffee.  I would totally give you a free cup of coffee, but, you're reading a blog right now, and this is only 2016.  Maybe by 2038 when Leslie Knope is President, I can send you coffee over the interwebs. 

Adapted from Pastry Affair

And Happy Good Friday.  This morning I kept thinking to myself "Black Friday" but that is quite the opposite of what today is.  No consumerism today.  A day to reflect on Jesus as He took our place on the cross.  The least deserving and only perfect man to walk the earth, bearing the wrath and punishment of separation from God the Father so that we might never have to.  Instead, He cloaks us in His righteousness so that we might receive the love of the Father freely.  Hallelujah, what a Savior.