Pantry Dinner #3

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For my third Pantry Dinner I decided to make pancakes. I know, I know, that is a breakfast! Hey I am an equal opportunity food consumer. If pancakes want to be dinner who am I to stop that!

Really thought, I seriously couldn’t think of anything else. I didn’t plan far enough ahead to really cook anything. I have found out that I need to freeze some cheese and keep some canned tomato products on hand. I will write that one down for the next grocery trip! Dadzoo thinks we are in trouble if I am resorting to pancakes on day 3, I have some magic up my sleeve, I think he will be pleasantly surprised.

When I first started to seriously store food I looked into storing pancake mix. Storing enough cereal for 7 people is just too expensive. I found that pancake mixes only last a few months, not so good for storing long term. So I started to experiment with made from scratch pancakes and this is what I came up with!

All these items can come out of long term storage, even the eggs, you can freeze eggs! To freeze an egg you just crack it in a bowl, lightly scramble it and freeze it in a ziplock. Easy! However, I have made this recipe without eggs and while it isn’t as good it is still yummy. I have also used water instead of milk, and it works well too.

Here goes, our cast of characters:

3 cups milk

2 eggs

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

3 tsp Baking Powder

3 cups flour

2 Tbsp oil

For this batch I used 2 cups of whole wheat flour and one cup white.

I have gone all whole wheat, they are good, but not as fluffy,

I have used all white flour and those, while not as nutritious, are to die for!

Add all the dry ingredients and stir a little.
If you are a really gourmet cook, sifting the ingredients would probably be the best.
Since I am no gourmet and I typically I am making this in the morning while I am still half asleep, I just stir it a little with my spoon.

Then in goes the milk.

See these little gems?
They are eggs from my own little chickens.

I am getting about two eggs a day now from the two smallest chickens

that is why they are so small.

I am going to use 5 eggs because they are small, if you are using medium or large eggs, stick to two.

Aren’t they so tiny and cute.

Add the oil and stir it all together.
Usually I have to add more milk or water to make the batter thinner.

Pour about 1/3 cup on the griddle and fry away.
When they get little bubbles all over, they are ready to turn.



There you have it, hot pancakes with warm maple syrup for dinner, sounds yummy doesn’t it!

And if you are 4 you get to have some Apple Jelly on top of your pancakes too!

5 thoughts on “Pantry Dinner #3”

  1. Looks yummy! One of my favorite emergency meals is quiche, because I always have so many eggs around. I don’t even bother with the crust, I just serve it with some bread. It’s one of our favorites!

  2. Divine! Thanks for the recipe! You can also freeze eggs in ice cube trays! Pop them out then ziploc! Talk soon!!

  3. We eat pancakes for dinner. I think my kids would fall over if we had them for breakfast.
    Have fun. *hugs*

  5. I recently started making my own pancake mix for the same reasons you stated. I love it.
    I just recently heard about freezing eggs in ice cube trays. I have not tried it yet.