Tips-n-Tricks {pancake mix}

No really... I am cheap and lazy.
I haven't posted any tips-n-tricks lately.  Still trying to perfect the fine art of living in chaos.  Still falling short too, but that hasn't stopped me from trying.

I'm nesting like a mad woman these days.  After all, I'm gonna have a baby in a few weeks, so this is kinda normal, right?  A 23-month-old, 20 lb baby, that will likely speak way more Mandarin that I do!

But this post is about pancake mix!
So much for the subtle transition.
Ya, it's not epic or anything, but it is a fast simple tip that makes my life easy and helps me spend more time with those I adore!

I totally forgot over the years that I could make my own pancake mix!  Blame it on increased exposure to Progesterone.  And somewhere along the same time I found myself paying an obscene amount for a box of  Bisquick or pancake mix, I remembered how easy it is to make!

We eat pancakes or waffles at least 1X per week.  And in my moment of clarity, I noticed that a 5lb bag of flour is only $1.99 at Walmart.  (Don't get me started on Walmart!  Can't stand the place.  It's wrong.  I'd love to take a moral stand, but did I mention that flour is only $1.99 for a 5lb bag and they honor the weekly sales of other stores?  So yes, you'll find me there often, and yes, I'm totally aware this makes me a hypocrite.  It is what it is folks!)

So here's the bulk recipe I came up with.  My family can't tell the difference between this and the boxed pancake mix.  Yields 12 breakfasts, so you may want to cut it in half.  But like I said, we eat lots of pancakes round here, and left-over ones are often topped with peanut butter as an after-school-snack.
2 5 lb bags of flour
3 1/2 c sugar
10 T baking powder
5 T baking soda

mix all together in a very large bowl.

Measure out 3 cups of flour mixture into a storage container (I have a lot of quart jars right now, so that's what I used.  If not, I probably would have used gallon zip-lock bags.)

When ready to make pancakes or waffles add to the flour mixture
3 eggs
1 T vanilla
2-2 1/4 c of milk till desired consistency
optional additions include bananas, apples, nuts, chocolate chips, or whatever you fancy!

The grand total spent was $4.  I had the other ingredients on hand.
Now when we come home from China, and are jet-lagged to the max, I'll have an easy go-to breakfast for the kiddos.  And for a 3 months afterwards apparently!

Just wanted to pass it along!
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