Recipe - Best: Pancakes

BESTEVER PANCAKES
9 cup Sifted cake & pastry flour
1 cup Skim milk powder
One half cup Granulated sugar
One fourth cup Baking powder
1 tablespoon Salt
2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 pound Shortening

PLAIN PANCAKES
2 cup Bestever Pancake mix
1 cup Water
1 Egg, lightly beaten
One fourth teaspoon Nutmeg
Melted butter

CORN PANCAKES
One fourth teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Corn kernels
Plain Pancake batter

ORANGE PANCAKES
One half cup Water
One half cup Fresh orange juice
2 teaspoon Orange rind, grated
1 teaspoon Vanilla

OATMEAL PANCAKES
One half cup Quickcooking rolled oats
One half teaspoon Cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Salt

Bestever Pancake Mix

In large bowl, stir together flour, skim milk powder, granulated sugar,
baking powder, salt and baking soda. Using pastry blender, cut in
shortening until in fine crumbs. Transfer to airtight container; store in
refrigerator for up to 2 months. Stir well before using. Makes 15 cups.

Plain Pancakes

In bowl and using fork, stir together Bestever Pancake mix, water, egg and
nutmeg until blended. Heat griddle to mediumhigh heat; brush with butter.
Using 1/4cup batter for each pancake and brushing griddle with more butter
as necessary, pour batter onto griddle; cook for about 2 minutes or until
golden brown on bottom and bubbles break on top but do not fill in.

Using spatula, turn and cook for about 1 minute or just until bottom is
golden brown. Makes nine 4inch pancakes.

Corn Pancakes:

Add One fourth teaspoon salt and Three fourths cup corn kernels to Plain Pancake batter. Serve
with salsa and bacon.

Orange Pancakes:

Decrease water in Plain Pancakes recipe to One half cup; omit nutmeg. Add 1/2
cup fresh orange juice, 2 teaspoon grated orange rind and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Oatmeal Pancakes:

Omit nutmeg in Plain Pancake recipe; add One half cup quickcooking rolled oats,
One half teaspoon cinnamon and One fourth teaspoon salt. Cook for 2 minutes or until edge at top is
set. Turn and cook as for Plain Pancakes. Serve with applesauce and
cinnamon sugar.

Source: Canadian Living magazine, Apr 95 Presented in article by Elizabeth
Baird: "Only The Best" Recipe by Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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