Homemade Baking Mix

© Leslie Sausage

Cinnamon Pancake Mix

All Purpose Biscuit Mix

6 cups all purpose flour -- unbleached preferred
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/4 cups solid shortening -- butter flavor, Crisco preferred

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with 2 knives or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse corn meal. Store in a container with tight-fitting lid.

Variations:  For a healthier mix with improved flavor and more interesting texture, make All-Purpose Biscuit Mix with 3 cups white flour and 3 cups whole wheat flour. For Buttermilk All-Purpose Biscuit Mix, add 9 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder to the basic mix.

Almost Impossible Basic Baking Mix

2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour -- * see note
1/3 cup Nonfat dry milk powder
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
6 tablespoons Solid vegetable shortening

Combine flour, dry milk, sugar, baking powder, salt and shortening in food processor. Pulse until mixture is well blended and smooth. Store in container with tight-fitting cover in cool place for up to 4 weeks. Stir well before using.

*To vary the mix, replace half of the flour with whole-wheat flour or cornmeal.

Bake It All Mix

2 Cups Vegetable shortening
9 Cups All-purpose flour -- sifted
1 Tablespoon Salt
1/4 Cup Double Acting Baking Powder

Combine sifted flour, salt and baking powder. Stir well. Sift into a large bowl or pan. Add shortening. Use a pastry blender to distribute shortening throughout dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal and small peas.

The Bake-It-All Mix is ready to use or store in a canister on your cupboard shelf. A cool area is desirable. Yield: About 12 cups

Buttermilk Baking Mix

10 1/2 C flour
1/4 C baking powder
1 1/2 T salt
1/2 C sugar
2 C shortening
1 C buttermilk powder
2 1/2 tsp baking soda

In a large bowl mix all with electric mixer until particles are small and uniform in size. Store on a shelf in a tightly covered container. Makes 13 cups of mix. Storage life: 3 months.

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Leslie Sausage lives with her husband in rural Texas. She is the mom of four grown children, a freelance writer, and has a degree in business administration. You are invited to visit her online for more creative, practical and fun ideas -- http://heart4home.net.