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Default Make Waffles/Pancake Batter Yourself - Or Use Mixes?

On 10/10/2012 5:53 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 10/10/2012 11:04 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>> On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:31:47 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> My method is cheaper and more nutritious.

>>
>> I don't know what that is cheaper or more nutritious than-- but I
>> gotta say that when I'm eating pancakes or waffles, neither economy
>> nor nutrition are my goal.<g>
>>
>> Jim
>>

>
> I love those giant bags of pancake mix from the warehouse stores. I dump
> some in a bowl and add some water and mix with a wire whisk. I can mix
> up a batch in about a minute. It's amazing! For waffles, I add some oil
> and maybe some vanilla. The mix tastes fine as long as it hasn't been
> sitting around too long. Making batter from scratch is OK too as long as
> the flour hasn't been sitting around too long but I don't see much point
> in taking the time to mix it up.


I like those for biscuits, too, assuming you're talking about Bisquik.
I keep the mix around to make up a quick batch of cheesy biscuits ala
Red Lobster. Wow, I want some now and no Bisquik in my cabinet.