Homespun things...Home made bulk pancake mix and gluten free too....

   

Don't buy pancake mix.   It's the easiest thing ever to make up yourself.   I noticed that a friend had posted her own version of this recipe on social media, amidst great excitement that one could actually make their own pancake mix.   Well, like most things, of course you can.   And it's a no-brainer if like us, you need your pancake mix to be gluten free.   Here's my version, shared on a money saving forum over eight years ago.   I inherited it from a friend, who cleverly, also taught me to package it as a gift.   As a gift, the mixture goes into a ziplock bag and wrapped, tied with kitchen twine or ribbon, with a cute measuring cup attached, and presented with a metal spatula (which really helps in flipping the pancakes), and a cute apron.    A fabulous gift for under $10 if you're clever about it. Daiso is a great source of the accoutrements for that idea. And of course the 'measuring' cup can be anything. Because so long as the proportions of the ingredients are maintained, the 'cup' can be any size. I recently used this one for a gift.  

    So here's the recipe:
 6 cups plain flour (gluten free works fine)
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk powder
3 tablespoons sugar   Combine well in a large bowl, and decant into a ziplock bag or large jar. Make sure you keep the instructions close by, and for gifting, print them out and attach them.

 Method for making 7-10 pancakes:

 Mix together the following lightly -

1 1/2 cups pancake mix
3/4-1 cup water
1 egg
2 tablespoons oil

Cook in a non-stick frypan over a medium-high heat.   Yummy.