Homemade All-Purpose Biscuit, Pancake, and Waffle Mix

Amarante

Sun, Dec 11 2016, 4:07 pm

This is a recipe for an excellent homemade mix. It's great to have at home so you can just whip up pancakes but it also makes an excellent inexpensive gift. You put the mix in a pretty jar with a ribbon and add the "recipes" on a decorative card. You can augment the gift with other items such as maple syrup, coffee beans or preserves if you want to make a more substantial present.

Homemade All-Purpose Biscuit, Pancake, and Waffle Mix

Source: Southern Living Magazine

MAKES about 8 cups

This mix can be used to make flaky buttermilk biscuits, fluffy pancakes, and your new favorite waffles. Your friends will thank you—that is, if you can muster parting with this batch.

6 cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups powdered buttermilk
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1½ teaspoons salt

Whisk together all ingredients in a large bowl. Store in airtight containers up to 6 months.
Note: We tested with Saco Cultured Buttermilk Powder.

When making a batch of this mix to give, be sure to include recipe cards with the instructions for how to make the pancakes, biscuits, and waffles, but also make a batch or two for your kitchen. It makes getting a from-scratch breakfast on the table no problem during this busy time of year.

Homemade Biscuits

MAKES 6 (2½-inch) biscuits

HANDS-ON 20 minutes TOTAL 35 minutes

These light, fluffy biscuits are tailor-made for slathering with butter or smothering with sausage cream gravy.

Preheat oven to 450°F. Cut 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes, into 2⅔ cups Homemade All-Purpose Biscuit, Pancake, and Waffle Mix using a pastry blender. Add ½ to ¾ cup ice-cold water, ¼ cup at a time, stirring with a wooden spoon after each addition (dough will be shaggy and sticky). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 3 or 4 times; pat into a ¾-inch-thick rectangle. Cut dough into rounds, using a 2½-inch round cutter. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and bake at 450°F for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Homemade Pancakes

MAKES 18 (4-inch) pancakes

Add a twist to your pancakes by whisking in ½ teaspoon extract with the water, 1 cup berries, or ½ cup chopped nuts after whisking the mix into the wet ingredients.
Whisk together 1½ cups water, 2 large eggs, and 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil (or melted butter). Gently whisk in 2⅔ cups Homemade All-Purpose Biscuit, Pancake, and Waffle Mix just until blended (do not overmix), and let stand 5 minutes. Pour about ¼ cup batter for each pancake onto a hot, lightly greased griddle or large nonstick skillet. Cook pancakes over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look dry and cooked; turn and cook other side. Serve with maple syrup.

Homemade Waffles

MAKES 12 (4-inch) Belgian waffles

Crisp outside, tender inside, waffles topped with syrup or whipped cream and berries make mornings great.

Whisk 1½ cups water and ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter) with 2 large egg yolks. Beat 2 large egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff (2 minutes). Gently whisk 2⅔ cups Homemade All-Purpose Biscuit, Pancake, and Waffle Mix into oil mixture, and fold in beaten egg whites. Coat a preheated waffle iron with cooking spray; add ½ cup batter to waffle iron. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Serve with maple syrup.