The other day Josiah was “mentioning” that we didn’t have any food in the house…only things to make food with. He was right, I’ve been a little preoccupied with things like tiling a floor and haven’t done a good job of keeping of our homemade snacks in the house.
So Saturday I set out to remedy that and made banana muffins, granola bars and protein bars. I also took the opportunity to make some biscuit and pancake mixes for the freezer. Even though we homeschool and don’t have to rush out the door, I’ve found that having these mixes really helps our mornings run smoother.
Freezer Pancake Mix
Keeping pancake mix in the freezer is a great way to make breakfast a little easier. White flour can be substituted for the whole wheat flour and buttermilk can be substituted for the regular milk for fluffier pancakes.
Ingredients
Dry Mix
- 2 cups freshly ground whole wheat pastry flour
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
To make pancakes
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup oil (I use coconut)
Instructions
Put dry ingredients into bag and write wet ingredients on the bag. Store in the freezer for up to a year.
To make pancakes:
Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients until well blended.
Cook on a hot skillet until lightly browned.
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Freezer Biscuit Mix
Ingredients
Dry Mix
- 4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
To make biscuits
- 1/3 cup oil (I use coconut oil)
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
Put dry ingredients into bag and write wet ingredients on the bag. Store in the freezer for up to a year.
When time to bake, mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients until well blended. Drop by spoonful onto baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 425 degrees.
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So now it’s your turn. Tell me what your favorite “go to” homemade breakfast recipes are, feel free to leave links to recipes in the comments.
Judith Benson
Thursday 21st of July 2016
Thank you! I've been looking for a good pancake and biscuit recipe. Love that I can premix and store - BONUS!!
Rosz
Saturday 22nd of August 2015
So glad I found you well actually the Lord lead me to you because I was always looking for a pancake recipe that I would like right away, well I decided to use half wheat half white and used canola oil. I made the most fabulous blueberry pancakes! I had to try them before I put them up in mason jars. I wanted to use coconut oil but wasn't sure how to melt it because I use it on veggies and toast etc but never baked with it before. I love love having stuff made ahead of time. Thank you so much. Please respond by email, Rosz
Angi Schneider
Sunday 23rd of August 2015
I'm so glad you found the post useful, Rosz! I love it when God provides me with just what I'm looking for. Thanks for stopping by.
Sandra
Monday 3rd of August 2015
I love homemade mixes, but have never heard of using pastry flour for them. I want to use my freshly ground flour, what should I add or change? I don't have pastry flour of any kind.
please respond through email.
I realize that it's been a while since this post, but I'm hoping you'll see this.
Thanks
Angi Schneider
Monday 3rd of August 2015
Hi Sandra, thanks so much for asking. Pastry flour is from soft wheat. So when you buy your wheat berries to grind you probably buy hard red wheat or hard white wheat. Next time you buy wheat berries look for soft white wheat. Soft white wheat will have less gluten in it than hard wheat so it makes for a less gummy pastry. I've found that I can easily substitute soft white wheat flour (pastry flour) for cookie, biscuit, cake, quick bread, waffle or pancake recipe IF I pack the flour like you do when you measure brown sugar. It might take some experimenting but it's worth it. Also, when I'm out of soft white wheat, I just use the hard wheat and the only one who can tell a difference is me. My family doesn't care. So if all you have is hard wheat, just start playing with it and make notes. Once you get the final product like you want it, then write that recipe and use it to make your mixes. Hope this helps!
Pattiemelt
Tuesday 23rd of December 2014
Great idea. I've been using homemade 'Bisquick' for years for baking. But why are you using zipper bags to store it in? There's so much waste involved, even if you reuse them a few times.
Angi Schneider
Tuesday 23rd of December 2014
It is so handy having those mixes available, isn't it? I use the zipper bags because they are convenient to write the directions on and they lay flat in my freezer. While we do limit our plastic use in our home, I've used these exact bags for almost two years so I'm okay with it. You could use mason jars if you didn't want to use plastic.
Jenny
Wednesday 12th of February 2014
We like waffles or soaked pancakes. This mix looks really good though. Thanks for sharing this at the HomeAcre Hop!