I found this while looking form a recipe i could take camping without to much hassle. looks really awesome!!!
I always feel like such a cheater when I pull out a box of Bisquick or Jiffy Mix. I also feel wasteful - why spend extra money on something that I already have the ingredients for? Same goes for those handy little one-time-use pancake mixes.
I saw one of these at the grocery store and figured it would be perfect for bringing camping with us - fresh pancakes with minimal mess. Even taking the handy container into consideration, it's hard to justify spending a couple dollars when it could be made for pennies (I think... I didn't calculate the actual cost of making it from scratch, but I'd assume it's much, much less).
The homemade version of Bisquick mix is very little trouble to whip up. There are quite a few different versions floating around out there, but since I'm using it for pancakes only, I based it on an instant pancake mix recipe. There are only five ingredients necessary for the mix: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. When the time comes to make the pancakes, add an egg and a little milk, shake, and pour. I put mine in an old peanut container.
It had a wide enough opening to add the ingredients directly, which was really nice, and pouring was only a bit of a mess. If I would've had an empty ketchup bottle to spare, I could've used an idea I saw over at Crafter-Holic, originally from Real Simple magazine:
Adorable. And you could do fun things like make your initials, or a heart, or the classic Mickey Mouse. I probably won't end up using it, though - you'd need a funnel not only to make the original mix, but then you'd also need to remember to bring it camping with you to add the egg and milk.
I'd highly recommend this recipe to any camper or someone in need of a quick way to make pancakes. I don't think I'd use it for a leisurely brunch - there are probably tastier versions available - but it's a simple, quick, tasty way to get your pancake fix.
Bisquick Mix
Based on Alton Brown's "Instant" Pancake Mix
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a lidded container. Shake to mix.
- When ready to make pancakes, add 1 egg and enough milk to make desired consistency. Place the lid back on the container and shake until combined. Cook on a hot griddle.
Here is the bulk recie that we use for pancake mix here at home.
2 cups dry buttermilk powder or 4 cups regular dry milk
8 cups all purpose flour- I use wheat instead or a mixture of wheat and white
1/2 cup sugar
8 tsp baking powder
4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
In a largebowl mix until even or put in a food processore and blend. store in air tight container up to 6 months.
for pancakes
1 1/2 cup pancake mix
1 egg
2 tbs of oil
1 cup of water
mix and let stand for 10 minutes.. then fry in hot skillet on med- high or griddle on 300 degrees using 1/4 cup sized scoops. let each round cook until bubbles form all around ..about 2-3 minutes then flip and cook another 1-2 minutes on the other side
makes 10 pancakes
If you wanted a more instant pancake mix you can add (roughly) 6 tbs of egg white powder to the dry mix and cut in 2 cups of coconut oil or shortening into the mix until it resembles a crumbly corn meal consistancy after all the other dry ingredients were blended well.
when ready to make pancakes you add would 1 1/4 of water for every 1 1/2 cups of mix.
I use a 1 1/2 gallon size ice cream bucket to store my mix in. I than use marker to write on the side how much to add of what to make bisquits or pancakes (and my recipe to make the mix in the bucket too). Basically the same idea as above.. We just don't add any milk to the mix and just use milk as the liquid. For my dd with the allergies I use her rice milk, canola oil and banana or apple sauce instead of eggs. The batter is gooey but taste yummy.
What do you like to drink?
- oldfashionSAHM
on Jul. 21, 2010 at 11:22 AM