Pancake Mix From Scratch
Make an incredible high rising, dry pancake mix from scratch by a former restaurant manager (includes batter & cooking too). Lots of options when you’re out of something or have different preferences. See this in our Breakfast, Bread, Fast Food, Stove Top Recipes, and Main Dishes categories.
Dry Pancake Mix Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 cups all purpose flour optional self-rising flour
- 2 Tbsp baking powder don't use if using self-rising flour
- 2 tsp salt reduce by half if using self-rising flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 Tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Add flour into a medium or large mixing bowl.4 cups all purpose flour
- Add all remaining ingredients distributed across the flour. If using self-rising flour, see notes on dropping baking powder and reducing salt in half.2 Tbsp baking powder, 2 tsp salt, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 Tbsp sugar
- Use a whisk or fork to thoroughly combine all ingredients, distributing evenly.
- Store in an air tight food container suitable for dry goods. Store in pantry or shelf.
Notes
For every 1 cup of pancake mix, add 1 egg, 3/4 cup buttermilk, 1 Tbsp oil, and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
Nutrition
Ingredients of Dry Pancake Mix From Scratch
This DIY Pancake Mix uses 5 very easy, common ingredients shown here:
- All purpose flour (keep reading for option to use self-rising flour)
- Baking Powder (skip if using self-rising flour)
- Baking Soda
- Sugar (aids in caramelizing)
- Salt (reduce by half if using self-rising flour)
Expert Tip: You can add in a dry powdered milk or dry powdered buttermilk if you wish. Just know your batter recipe of how much liquid it calls for and match it with the dry milk’s equivalent instructions. Using this method allows you to just add water when it comes time to make your batter.
Then, use this mix to make my delicious, high rising old fashioned buttermilk pancakes recipe.
Homemade Pancake Flour to Use
You can use either all-purpose flour or self-rising flour. If using self-rising flour for your homemade pancake mix, don’t use any baking powder and cut the salt amount in half. You can also use a wheat flour or multi-grain flour but the rising action will be lower. You don’t want to use bread flour for a variety of reasons, including higher gluten.
How To Make Dry Pancake Mix Recipe
Making this DIY Pancake Mix is extremely easy. It’s just a matter of thoroughly combining the ingredients of dry pancake mix recipe in a mixing bowl. Then, thoroughly mix them together with a wire whisk or a fork. It’s important to use fresh ingredients, especially for the baking powder for the rising action. Or, if using self-rising flour, that type of flour needs to be fresh because it contains baking powder.
Making the Pancake Batter
Make the pancake batter by combining every 1 cup of dry mixture with 1 egg, 3/4 cup buttermilk, 1 Tbsp oil, and 1 tsp vanilla extract. For all details, including cooking tips to ensure extremely high rise stacks, see my “Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pancakes” post with recipe.
Homemade Pancake Mix Small Batch
See the easy feature for scaling down the recipe to make a homemade pancake mix small batch. On the recipe, just tap/hover over the (underlined) number of servings and a sliding bar appears you can drag left or right to adjust the amount you want to make. The entire recipe ingredients quantities will automatically adjust down or up.
Storing Pancake Mix
You can store this dry homemade pancake mix the same as you would flour or sugar. However, to help keep it fresh and protected, it’s a good idea to have it in a proper storage container. It’s best to keep it in dry storage and not in a refrigerator nor freezer. Also, avoid hot areas like garages or attics during warm weather.
Pancake Mix Storage Container
A proper pancake mix storage container can be a qualified holder for dry foods. I use a small plastic food storage bin with a lid. You can also use a food storage plastic bag that seals shut.
FAQ on Pancake Mixes
How To Turn Pancake Mix into Waffle Mix
As a former restaurant manager, here’s how to convert pancake mix into waffle mix. A small change, is to reduce the baking soda by half but, that can be skipped if you already have the mix made. So, with that said, you’ll really be converting the batter. So, follow your pancake batter recipe but make these changes to end up with an excellent waffle batter.
- Double the amount of eggs.
- Also, double the amount of oil.
- Finally, instead of mixing the batter mildly & leaving lumps, you’ll mix it thoroughly to remove the lumps. That’s it!
Can I use milk instead of water in pancake mix?
It depends. Some pancake mixes call for water because they might contain a dry powdered milk already. However, I’ve tried a lot of mixes and they don’t seem to have much dry dairy added so, adding milk makes it a lot better. However, I will generally add 1/2 water and 1/2 milk. But, with the cheaper brands, I would use all milk.
All of my own homemade pancake and waffle batter recipes only use all milk and no water.
What Recipe Ideas Can You Make With Pancake Mix?
Here are some other recipe ideas you can make that use pancake mix.
- Mini Apple fritters using pancake mix
- Strawberry shortcake with pancake mix (video)
- Creamy pancake mix pound cake
- An alternate homemade pancake mix recipe (no baking soda)
- Corndogs recipe with pancake mix
Nutrition of Homemade Pancake Mix
The nutritional values for homemade pancake mix are included in the recipe details. However, in summary, per pancake, there are about 69 calories, 1gram of sugar, 15 grams of carbs, and 2 grams of protein. To be clear, that’s without the liquid ingredients to make the batter.
Conclusion of Pancake Mix From Scratch
Now you’ve seen how to make homemade pancake mix from scratch. Also, you saw options of using either all-purpose flour or self-rising flour. And, converting pancake batter into waffle batter was included, if ever needed. Finally, you saw other recipes to make that use this dry pancake mix recipe. Be sure and leave a comment and share your ideas too!
Much better than Bisquick. And cheaper.