We like pancakes in our house. We usually eat them at least once a week. I like variety, so I have several pancake recipes that I make. I found this recipe several years ago. Occasionally I will make up a big batch of this mix to have on hand. It makes making pancakes so much quicker and easier. I can have pancakes in no time when I have a mix like this one hand. Sometimes the kids and I have them for lunch. It makes a great lunch for the kids and I. Having mixes like this on hand also is much cheaper and healthier than store bought ones.
I like this recipe because the oatmeal in it makes it a little heartier but you grind the oatmeal up so it helps the texture. The directions say to use a food processor but I think you could easily grind the oatmeal in a blender.
Oatmeal Pancake Mix
- 3 cups white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3 1/2 cups old-fashioned or rolled oats
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 cup vegetable oil
Grind the oats in a food processor until they’re chopped fine, but not a powder. Put the flour, oats, and all other dry ingredients into a mixer with a paddle. Mix on slow speed, and drizzle the vegetable oil into the bowl slowly while the mixer is running. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks at room temperature, or indefinitely in the refrigerator or freezer.
This is how I store it.
To make pancakes:
Whisk together 1 cup of mix, 1 cup of buttermilk, and 1 large egg. Don’t worry if it seems thin at first: the oats will soak up the milk, and the mix will thicken a bit as it stands. Let the batter stand for at least 20 minutes before cooking. Heat a lightly greased griddle to 350°F. Drop the batter onto it in 1/4-cupfuls (a jumbo cookie scoop works well here). When the edges look dry and bubbles come to the surface without breaking (after about 2 minutes, if your griddle is the correct temperature), turn the pancake over to finish cooking on the second side, which will take about 2 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
This recipe adapted from King Arther All Purpose Baking Book.
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Definately copying this one!!!!
Susan
These sound really good!
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That’s interesting that you put the oil in and then store it. This sounds good too. My youngest loves pancakes and this might be a great way to go.
These look great! I, too, make my own pancake mix (and always use King Arthur flour incidentally), so I’m definitely going to make this up. I love the way you store it, too–no getting out the cookbook!
Made these today, kids couldn’t taste the oatmeal at all. They were a big hit!
Toni
Toni, I am so glad you liked these. Thanks for letting me know.
These look delicious!
Could you make these with just 5 cups of regular flour?
@JESSI, I think it you could easily make these with all regular flour and no whole wheat.
What can I substitute for the buttermilk? I don’t typically have it on hand.
They sound delicious and I can’t wait to make them.
@Kristen, This make a pretty good sub. for buttermilk. It is Milk (just under one cup)
1 Tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice. Let it sit for about 5 minutes and it is a good replacement.I hope you enjoy the pancakes.
Yum. Made a batch of this last night as part of the pantry challenge over at Good Cheap Eats. I used old oatmeal packets of some variety that no one in the house liked and coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. Two things gone out of the pantry and a good supply of pancake mix on hand! I did find that this is not a very sweet pancake recipe and since I eat mine plain, I thought I would mention that for anyone else. After trying some of the first ones off the griddle, I added some more sugar and then had the brilliant idea of adding chocolate chips, which of course is delish! I have a waffle recipe that I usually just add the maple syrup to the recipe instead of sugar. I might try that next time!
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