What is a baking mix and what foods can be made from it?
A baking mix or master mix, as it is called, is a mixture of essential baking ingredients, mixed ahead of time & stored in a large container. It is a starter base, which calls for the simple addition of liquids and eggs.
Having a baking mix on hand cuts food preparation time to a minimum.
Baking Mix Recipe
9 cups of white flour
¼ cup of double-acting baking powder (like Magic or Blue Ribbon)
1 tbsp. salt
2 cups of vegetable shortening
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in (room temperature) shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Your homemade baking mix is now ready to be stored in a large, sealed container and will keep for several months.
Baking Mix Recipes
Quick Pancakes
- 1½ cups baking mix
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 egg
Add sugar, milk, and egg to mix. Stir until well blended. Drop batter on greased griddle until pancakes are bubbled and cooked in the middle.
- For fruit pancakes add ½ cup fruit of choice.
Baking Mix Muffins
- 3 cups baking mix
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 beaten egg
Blend mix and sugar. Add in milk and egg. Drop batter into greased muffin tins and bake in 325-degree oven until done.
- For blueberry muffins add 1 cup of blueberries mixed with ¼ cup of sugar.
- For cranberry muffins add 1 cup of cranberries mixed with ½ cup of sugar.
Easy Biscuits From a Master Mix
- 3 cups baking mix
- ¾ cup milk
Make a well in mix. Add the milk and stir lightly. Turn onto floured surface and knead into ½ inch thickness. Cut in rounds and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.
Baking Mix Coffee Cake
- 3 cups baking mix
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
Blend mix and sugar. Add in milk and beaten egg. Beat until well blended. Spread batter into greased pan.
Top with:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. butter
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
Combine ingredients and spread over batter. Bake coffee cake at 325-350 degrees until done.
Quick Meat Pie
- 2 cups cooked hamburger
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 2/3 cup shredded cheese
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
Mix meat and soup together and spread in a greased pie plate or cake pan. Top with cheese and tomatoes.
Combine:
- 2 cups baking mix
- ½ cup milk
Spread dough over meat pie ingredients. Bake at 325-350 degrees until crust is golden.
Baking Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1½ cups baking mix
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. hot water
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 6oz. pkg. chocolate chips
Blend baking mix and sugars. Add in egg, vanilla, and water. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips and drop by tsp. onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for about 15 minutes.
Baking Mix Caramel Pudding
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups of boiling water
Spread brown sugar into greased cake pan. Dot with butter. Add vanilla and boiling water. This is your sauce.
Top sauce with:
- 1½ cups baking mix
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Stir all ingredients together for your cake batter and drop by spoonfuls over liquid in pan. Bake at 325 for about 30-40 minutes.
Busy cooks find using a master baking mix a time-saving route to meal preparation.
Breads and Quick Breads:
- Hearty Homemade Bread--white, whole wheat and every bread variety in between using a superb bread-making recipe.
- Easy Dumpling Recipe--light and fail-proof dumplings.
- Taco Beef Pie Recipe--A Friday night favorite, this flavorful pie combines hamburger, cheese, and Taco Seasoning, topped off with a biscuit crust.
Melody Rhodes - M. Rhodes is author of the Bedbug Books. She's been published in Canada, U.S. U.K. & NZ and has won awards for her poetry/prose.
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