Best pancakes

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
9cupsSifted cake & pastry flour
1cupSkim milk powder
½cupGranulated sugar
¼cupBaking powder
1tablespoonSalt
2teaspoonsBaking soda
1poundsShortening
2cupsBest-ever Pancake mix
1cupWater
1Egg, lightly beaten
¼teaspoonNutmeg
Melted butter
¼teaspoonSalt
¾cupCorn kernels
Plain Pancake batter
½cupWater
½cupFresh orange juice
2teaspoonsOrange rind, grated
1teaspoonVanilla
½cupQuick-cooking rolled oats
½teaspoonCinnamon
¼teaspoonSalt

Directions

BEST-EVER PANCAKES

PLAIN PANCAKES

CORN PANCAKES

ORANGE PANCAKES

OATMEAL PANCAKES

Best-ever Pancake Mix

In large bowl, stir together flour, skim milk powder, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Using pastry blender, cut in shortening until in fine crumbs. Transfer to airtight container; store in refrigerator for up to 2 months. Stir well before using. Makes 15 cups.

Plain Pancakes

In bowl and using fork, stir together Best-ever Pancake mix, water, egg and nutmeg until blended. Heat griddle to medium-high heat; brush with butter.

Using ¼-cup batter for each pancake and brushing griddle with more butter as necessary, pour batter onto griddle; cook for about 2 minutes or until golden brown on bottom and bubbles break on top but do not fill in.

Using spatula, turn and cook for about 1 minute or just until bottom is golden brown. Makes nine 4-inch pancakes.

Corn Pancakes:

Add ¼ ts salt and ¾ cup corn kernels to Plain Pancake batter. Serve with salsa and bacon.

Orange Pancakes:

Decrease water in Plain Pancakes recipe to ½ cup; omit nutmeg. Add ½ cup fresh orange juice, 2 ts grated orange rind and 1 ts vanilla.

Oatmeal Pancakes:

Omit nutmeg in Plain Pancake recipe; add ½ cup quick-cooking rolled oats, ½ ts cinnamon and ¼ ts salt. Cook for 2 minutes or until edge at top is set. Turn and cook as for Plain Pancakes. Serve with applesauce and cinnamon sugar.

Source: Canadian Living magazine, Apr 95 Presented in article by Elizabeth Baird: "Only The Best" Recipe by Canadian Living Test Kitchen [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@...

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #343 From: "Paul A Meadows" <PA_Meadows@...> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 96 22:04:09 UT