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I settled on 6 mixes that I thought would be helpful to our family. So far the only mix I haven’t tried is the cornbread mix. We are very happy with all the rest!
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Brownie Mix
6 cups flour
2 cups cocoa powder
1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp salt
To Make:
(this is the recipe that is on the tag)
(just lightly mix the ingredients, if you beat them a lot it gets too much air in the eggs and gives more of a cake-like texture.)
2 1/4 cups brownie mix
2 eggs beaten
1/3 c melted butter
2 tsp vanilla
Pour into an 8×8 ” pan. Bake for 30-35 min at 350*
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All Purpose Quick Mix
5 lbs flour (20 cups)
4 c. dry milk
3/4 cups baking powder
2 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar
5 cups vegetable shortening
(you should not use margarine or butter in substitution for the shortening unless you are going to refrigerate your mix)
To Make:
Biscuits
3 cups quick mix
3/4-1 cup water
Bake for 10-12 min at 450*
Shortcake
3 cups quick mix
2 Tbsp sugar
3/4 cup water
Bake 10-12 min at 450*
Coffee Cake
3 cups quick mix
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
(optional: add 1/2 cup sour cream to make it creamier)
Filling
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
Preheat oven to 350*. Combine quick mix and sugar. Mix in egg, milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Prepare filling by mixing dry ingredients then cut in the butter. Spread half of the cake mix, half of the filling, then the other half of the cake mix, then the other half of the filling in an 8×8 pan. I used a 2″ deep pan and it filled the pan to the top. So, you could probably use a larger pan and the cake would be just a little thinner. Bake for 40-50 min. (mine was done in 30 min.)
The original recipe I found only had half the filling recipe and used it only in the middle. The coffee cake really needed some sweetness sprinkled on the top though. So I double the filling and sprinkled the other half on the top—-much better!!
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Homemade Tortilla Mix
(I just made half of this recipe)
16 cups flour
2 Tbsp baking powder
2 Tbsp salt
1/2 cups shortening
To make:
2 cups of tortilla mix
1/2-3/4 cups of water
Divide dough into 15 little balls and cover with plastic wrap. Let them rise 10-15 min. Roll them out as thin as you can get them. Fry on a dry, hot griddle, about 2 min. on each side or until little brown spots begin to appear.
The consistency you are looking for in the dough is almost like play dough. If it is too crumbly they will not roll out well. That is why the water amount is so varied. Depending on the humidity of the day, you will need more or less.
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Perfect Pancake/Waffle Mix
2 cups nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp baking powder
1 1/2 Tbsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
To Make Pancakes:
2 cups mix
1 3/4 cups of water or milk
1 egg
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
To Make Waffles:
2 1/2 cups of mix
2 cups of water
3 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
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Corn Bread Mix
4 cups yellow cornmeal
2 cups dry milk
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup baking powder
1 Tbsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
To Make:
1 1/4 cups Cornbread Mix
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup water or milk (butter milk is even better!)
2 Tbsp oil
Pour into 8×8″ pan. Bake 12-15 min at 425 *
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Muffin Mix
12 cups flour
4 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
4 1/2 cup sugar
To Make Plain muffins
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
Optional Streusel Topping
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 tbsp butter
Cut the butter into the flour/brown sugar mix. Pour half of muffin mix into half of muffin cups. Sprinkle half of the streusel, then cover with the rest of the muffin mix, and finally top with the rest of the streusel.
To Make Blueberry Muffins
2 3/4 cups of muffin mix
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
1 cup blueberries
1 tsp vanilla
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The final cost
$ 6.36 for the 20 lbs of flour
$2.38 for a large container of Baking Powder
$2.19 for 4lb sugar
$4.00 for shortening
All the other ingredients I already had on hand. Probably the most expensive item, if you don’t already have it in your pantry, is the powdered milk.
So about $35 total. Only about $14 if you take out the containers. Not bad considering you have the equivalent of about:
8 brownie mixes
6 muffin mixes
8 cornbread mixes
5 pancake/waffle mixes
8 tortilla recipes that make at least 15 tortillas each
8-9 shortcake/biscuit/coffe cake mixes
So, let’s say I spent a total of $20 (because of counting in the cost of the items I already had on hand) then it would be about $.46 a mix. Not bad!
How about you? What mixes have you used? Are there many that you continually make?
I’m excited to try these! For the tortilla mix, do you put the shortening in with the dry ingredients? Wouldn’t that spoil?
Hello! I just wanted to leave a note saying that I came across this post about a month ago (January 2015) and my husband and I immediately went out and bought supplies for all of these mixes. So far, they’re great! I had to do a bit of tinkering with the time on the brownies but so far, amazing! Thanks so much for sharing these recipes!
Thanks for featuring my post!
Melissa
It’s our pleasure, Melissa! :)