Pancake Mix From Scratch
Make an incredible high rising, dry pancake mix from scratch by a former restaurant manager. See a ton of options. Finally, 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 adjust your batter recipe for this change. Using this method lets you just add water when making the batter.
Use this mix to make this 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, don’t use any baking powder and lower the salt by half. You can also use a wheat flour or multi-grain flour. Avoid bread flour.
How To Make Dry Pancake Mix Recipe
Making this DIY Pancake Mix is extremely easy. It’s just a matter of thoroughly combining the dry pancake mix recipe ingredients in a mixing bowl. Use a whisk or fork for stirring.
Also, it’s important to use fresh ingredients, especially for the baking powder for its rising action. Or, if using self-rising flour, it 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 cooking tips giving high rise stacks, see “Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pancakes” 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. Drag the sliding bar to adjust the number of pancakes to make. The recipe will self adjust the ingredients amounts.
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 food container and location. For details, read “How to Store Pancake Mix“.
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 glass jar with lid or a food storage plastic bag.
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, if you already have the mix made, skip it. the main focus is to make your pancake batter recipe with these changes.
- 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. You now have waffle batter!
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. Regardless, I often 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
Overall, 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. Finally, you saw other recipes that can use this dry pancake mix recipe. Be sure and leave a comment and share your ideas too!
Much better than Bisquick. And cheaper.