I use to whip up all of my gluten-free recipes from scratch. Every time.
I scoffed at the idea of making mixes to “save time”. I mean really, I already have my cheapest gluten-free flour ready to go, so how much time does it really save? Ten seconds?
Now I scoff at myself for thinking that. Now I realize that even if they only save ten seconds, Tend seconds is a lot of time when there’s a toddler clinging to your leg. Or when you’re late for church (again) but the kids still insist that they want breakfast anyway (the nerve!).
So, I caved. It’s a lot easier to grab a jar of pancake mix, add and egg, a splash of oil, and a cup of milk, than it is to gather up five different dry ingredients and measure each one individually. I admit it.
It also helps that we now live in a larger house where having extra jars of flours and mixes in my pantry isn’t really an imposition.
Fortunately for all of us gluten-free cooks, pancakes are not a picky recipe. You can customize the flour mix almost to your heart’s content without messing it up – really!
I like to use part buckwheat flour in mine (because I love buckwheat pancakes!), some folks like to add a little almond, or sorghum flour.
With this mix, you have two options: You can either have a “just add water” mix, or, mix the first section of ingredients, and you’ll have a mix that you can add egg, milk, and oil to.
Gluten-Free Pancake Mix Recipe
Option A:
- 9 cups gluten-free flour
- 2 Tablespoons guar or xanthan gum
- 7 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- ½ cups sugar
Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
To use: Mix together:
- 1 cup mix
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup of milk
Mix all ingredients together, adding more milk if necessary to reach the desired consistency, and pan fry as you would any other pancake.
Option B “Just add water” mix:
- 9 cups gluten-free flour
- 2 Tablespoons guar or xanthan gum
- 7 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- ½ cups sugar
- 2 cups powdered milk
- 9 tablespoons powdered egg whites (or homemade dried eggs)
- 2 Tablespoons powdered vanilla
Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
To Use Mix:
- 1 cup of pancake mix with
- 1 cup more or less of water to make batter the desired consistency.
Pan fry as you would any other pancake, and serve with your favorite toppings.
Enjoy!
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Rhonda says
Sounds like a great idea, but I’ve never heard of powdered vanilla, ever! Is that something you buy or make?
Elise says
I want to say I’ve seen powdered vanilla in some grocery stores, but I may be misremembering. In any case, you can get it from amazon here.
Chelsea says
I LOVE this mix for pancakes. I use Bob’s 1 for 1 GF flour and followed your option A directions. I have been looking for a good recipe that can handle being cooked out in my egg bite molds for the Instant Pot since that is my main way of cooking (we travel a lot). 5 min on cake setting and a 3 min natural release results in the BEST pancakes I’ve been able to make so far being gluten free. definitely have to get them out of the molds asap and onto a paper towel to absorb the extra moisture. learning as I go! Thank you so much for your recipe. its fail-proof!!
Elise says
How interesting! I’ve never heard of making pancakes in the instant pot!
Vanessa Y Zahel says
How long can you store the mix that you just add water to?