Saturday, March 12, 2011

Oatmeal Pancake Mix


I have been using this mix recipe for months now, and I LOVE IT. My family loves it too. I got the original recipe here, and you can read more about it. I added my changes in red. This mix is so fast to put together. I keep it in this container pictured here in the fridge. I taped the instructions to the lid so we can remember how to mix them up (mostly for Chad and Braden since they don't make them as often as I do.) Try it...you will love it! Also works great for waffles.

*Makes 10 cups of dry mix

3 1/2 cups rolled (quick) oats
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups all-purpose flour (you can omit this and use all wheat flour)
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 cup vegetable oil

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixer with a paddle (or by hand). With mixer on slow speed (or gently by hand), drizzle the vegetable oil into the bowl slowly while the mixer is running. When all the oil has been added, stop the mixer and squeeze a clump of mix in your hand. If it stays together, it is just right. If it is still crumbly, add another tablespoon of oil at a time until the consistency is correct (I’ve never had to add additional oil). Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks at room temperature or indefinitely in the refrigerator or freezer.

To make the pancakes: whisk together 1 cup of mix, (I like to use 1 1/2 c. mix) 1 cup buttermilk (a combination of half plain yogurt and half milk will also work), and 1 egg. The mixture may seem thin at first but the oats will soak up the milk as it stands while the griddle preheats. Heat a griddle and drop the batter onto it. When the edges look dry and bubbles come to the surface and don’t break, turn the pancake over to finish cooking on the second side. As a sidenote, buttermilk can be frozen indefinitely for future batches of pancakes, so it’s worth keeping it around!

(no need to buy buttermilk...take 1 c. milk, mix in 1 Tbl. vinegar and let sit for at least 5 minutes.)

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