Homemade Pancake Mix

One day we sat excitedly at the dining room table trying to see around the door frame to watch dad flip pancakes.  The wonderful smell, the syrup and butter stood ready and, oh, the anticipation of three hungry little ones.  Dad came in carrying the most beautiful stack of the fluffiest pancakes we had set our eyes on.  We dug in with gusto to the pleasure of the watching cook.  Then the smiles faded, the forks slowed and “I’m full” was heard before any had even finished one cake.

Dad first looked dejected, then annoyed.  “What’s wrong?  You were just so hungry?”  I’m not sure who had the gumption, but someone told dad they tasted kind of funny.  “Nonsense,” dad grabbed a plate and dug into one himself.  The way his face twisted up would have been funny if we weren’t worried about annoying him more.  Come to find out he had mistakenly used baking soda instead of baking powder in his mix.

But lesson learned and now I use it with my own homemade pancake mix.  The standard type of recipe you can find on the internet is:

1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. sugar
1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 or 2 eggs
3 tbsp. melted butter
1 to 1 1/4 c. milk

And for fluffiness, a teaspoon of baking soda, it's not enough to change the flavor. 

This recipe can easily be halved.  You can also add fruit or chocolate chips to the batter!

Don't forget to warm your homemade maple syrup before putting in on your pancakes!