I made this mix as a gift for our son-in-law who loves to make breakfast on his day off from work. I included recipe cards, bacon, butter, maple syrup, fruit syrups, special coffees, and hot chocolate in the gift box. It seemed to be a big hit and he sent me a picture of the breakfast he prepared using the mix.
There are just so many things you can do to make this work for you! Enjoy!
Basic Mix
9 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Double Acting Baking Powder
4 teaspoons of salt
1 3/4 Cups of Coconut Oil or 1 1/2 Cups of Lard
You can include 1 Cup plus 2 Tablespoons of nonfat milk solids (Powdered Milk) in your mix and where the recipe calls for milk, use water instead.
Stir baking powder dry milk and salt into the sifted flour. Sift all dry ingredients together until well mixed.
Cut the fat into the flour mixture until all particles of fat ate thoroughly coated and the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
(I actually melted the coconut oil and then mixed it into the dry mix)
Yields 13 Cups of Mix
Cut the fat into the flour mixture until all particles of fat ate thoroughly coated and the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
(I actually melted the coconut oil and then mixed it into the dry mix)
Yields 13 Cups of Mix
Store in a tightly covered container
Tip: If you have a commercial-size mixer and can mix the dry ingredients with it, you will get a much more consistent, finished product. When I mix by hand, the salt and baking powder sometimes don't get even distributed because of volume. Because my mixer won't handle the 9 cups of flour and other ingredients, I mix the best that I can. Then, when I make a recipe using the mix, I measure all the dry ingredients and then pulsate briefly in my food processor to distribute all the ingredients. It makes a big difference in the outcome!
Note: Because of the high-fat content, the homemade mix usually gives a more tender product than commercial mixes.
Biscuits
2 Cups Mix
1/2 Cup Milk
Add liquid to mix and stir 20 to 25 times. Turn onto lightly floured board and knead about 15 times. Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut using a flour biscuit cutter or cut into squares using a floured knife. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (425 degrees) for 10 minutes.
Yields 12-14 biscuits.
Muffins
2 Cups Mix
4 teaspoons sugar
1 egg
2/3 Cups Milk
Stir sugar into mix Beat egg and add to liquid. Add liquids to dry ingredients. Stir about 25 strokes or just enough to blend. Bake in well greased muffin pans in hot oven (400 degrees F) for about 20 minutes.
Yields 12 Medium Muffins.
Variations for Muffins:
Apple: Add 3/4 Cup finely peeled, chopped, firmly packed apples, 1/8th teaspoon of cinnamon, and a dash of nutmeg to mix.
Banana: Add 1/2 cup of mashed banana and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg. Reduce liquid to 1/2 cup.
Cheese: Add 2/3 cup of grated cheese to mix.
Blueberry: Add 1/2 cup blueberries to batter.
Nut: Add 1/4 to 1/2 Cup chopped nuts to mix
Orange: Substitute Orange Juice for liquid. Add 1 teaspoon of grated orange peel. Add two teaspoons of sugar. Nuts may be added.
Pineapple Muffins: Use pineapple juice for the liquid. Add 1/4 cup crushed pineapple. Reduce Sugar to two teaspoons.
Raisin Muffins: Add 1/2 cup raisins to batter.
Griddle Cakes and Waffles
2 Cups Mix
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 egg
1 cup of milk
Add sugar to mix. Beat egg slightly and combine with milk Add liquid to dry ingredients and stir about 25 strokes. (Batter will not be smooth) Bake cakes on pre heated griddle. Turn when bubbles appear on the surface of the griddle cakes. This recipe may be used for waffles. More liquid may e added for thinner batter. Yield about 16 four inch cakes or 4 small waffles.
Variations
Blueberry: Add 1/2 Cup of blueberries to batter.
Cornmeal: Substitute 1/2 Cup Cornmeal for 1/2 Cup of mix
Peach Cobbler
1/2 Cup Peach juice
2 Tablespoons of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Mix
1/8 teaspoon of salt
2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen peaches or drained canned peaches
1 Tablespoon of butter
Combine peach juice, sugar, mix, and salt. Pour into glass baking dish. Add peaches and dot with butter.
Topping:
1 cup Mix
2 Tablespoons of Sugar
1 Egg beaten
2 Tablespoons of Peach juice
Add 1 Tablespoon of sugar to Mix. Combine peach juice and egg and stir into dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly and spread over peaches in baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 Tablespoon of sugar over top of dough. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) for about 30 minutes.
Yields 6 - 8 servings.
Get adventurous with the Mix and see where you can use it in other recipes and let me know how it works for you! Try it with whole wheat flour or with a mix of whole wheat and white for a healthier choice for making breads and pancakes.
Get adventurous with the Mix and see where you can use it in other recipes and let me know how it works for you! Try it with whole wheat flour or with a mix of whole wheat and white for a healthier choice for making breads and pancakes.