What is a Master Baking Mix? What foods can be made, using a master mix recipe?
Master Mix is a mixture of essential baking ingredients, a starter base, which calls for the simple addition of liquids and eggs.
Having a master baking mix on hand makes preparing favorite recipes an almost instant process.
Master Mix Recipe
9 cups of white flour
¼ cup of double-acting baking powder (like Magic or Blue Ribbon)
1 tbsp. salt
2 cups of vegetable shortening
Method:
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in (room temperature) shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Your homemade Master Mix is now ready to be stored in a large, sealed container and will keep for several months.
Master Baking Mix Recipes
Master Mix Pancakes
- 1½ cups Master Mix
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 egg
Add sugar, milk, and egg to mix. Stir until well blended. Drop batter on greased griddle until pancakes are bubbled and cooked in the middle.
- For fruit pancakes add ½ cup fruit of choice.
Master Mix Muffins
- 3 cups Master Mix
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 beaten egg
Blend mix and sugar. Add in milk and egg. Drop batter into greased muffin tins and bake in 325-degree oven until done.
- For blueberry muffins add 1 cup of blueberries mixed with ¼ cup of sugar.
- For cranberry muffins add 1 cup of cranberries mixed with ½ cup of sugar.
Master Mix Biscuits
- 3 cups Master Mix
- ¾ cup milk
Make a well in mix. Add the milk and stir lightly. Turn onto floured surface and knead into ½ inch thickness. Cut in rounds and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.
Master Mix Coffee Cake
- 3 cups Master Mix
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
Blend mix and sugar. Add in milk and beaten egg. Beat until well blended. Spread batter into greased pan.
Top with:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. butter
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
Combine ingredients and spread over batter. Bake coffee cake at 325-350 degrees until done.
Delicious Master Mix Meat Pie
- 2 cups cooked hamburger
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 2/3 cup shredded cheese
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
Mix meat and soup together and spread in a greased pie plate or cake pan. Top with cheese and tomatoes.
Combine:
- 2 cups Master Mix
- ½ cup milk
Spread dough over meat pie ingredients. Bake at 325-350 degrees until crust is golden.
Master Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1½ cups Master Mix
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. hot water
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 6oz. pkg. chocolate chips
Blend baking mix and sugars. Add in egg, vanilla, and water. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips and drop by tsp. onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for about 15 minutes.
Master Mix Caramel Pudding
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups of boiling water
Spread brown sugar into greased cake pan. Dot with butter. Add vanilla and boiling water. This is your sauce.
Top sauce with:
- 1½ cups Master Mix
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Stir all ingredients together for your cake batter and drop by spoonfuls over liquid in pan. Bake at 325 for about 30-40 minutes.
These delicious and easy Master Mix recipes are real time-savers. Busy cooks find using a time-saving master baking mix a convenient route to meal preparation.
