Master Mix

• 9 cups sifted flour
• ⅓ cup baking powder
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2½  teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 cups vegetable shortening

Stir baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar with the sifted flour; sift twice into a large bowl. Cut in shortening until mix is the consistency of cornmeal. Keep tightly covered. Will keep 6 weeks. 

From this mix, you can make:

Pancakes

• 3 cups Master mix
• 1½ cups milk
• 1 egg

Combine milk and beaten egg. Add to mix, stir until blended. Makes about 20 medium pancakes, Variations: Sprinkle blueberries on pancakes when they are on the griddle, Or add 1 cup mashed ripe bananas and 1 tablespoon lemon juice to basic batter.

Make everything about pancakes as easy as possible. Mix the batter in a plastic juice pitcher and pour the pancakes onto the griddle. Melt butter and mix with maple syrup; it’s easier to serve this way and saves butter.

Biscuits

• 3 cups Master mix
• ⅔ cup milk

Mix lightly and drop biscuits on greased pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes in hot oven (reflector oven or Dutch oven) until brown. Maks about 12 biscuits.

Small cinnamon rolls

• Mix 34 cup milk with 
• 2 cups of Master mix or Bisquick. 

Drop small spoonfuls, one at a time, into a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Roll each piece to coat the surface. Place on greased baking surface. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in a hot oven until brown.