Every year, I give my daughters a mix-in-a-jar of something delicious! And I give them each a completely different recipe, so if they combine or compare recipes they’re all different!
This mix simply makes the most delicious apple cinnamon pancakes that we gobbled them all up!! They’re light and fluffy, with a light cinnamon flavor. They’re so good, I’d gladly make them every weekend!
Let’s get to it!
Combine in a bowl the flour, cinnamon, sugar, salt and
Scoop into a quart size (1L) jar. You could do a smaller jar like a pint size (500ml) jar if you like.
Place a seal on, then cover with festive fabric. Place a ring on and carefully twist it closed. Attach a ribbon and a label of what the mix is if you like. You can also attach the recipe card with ribbon.
I always write the recipe out by hand so it’s more personal. I also date it on the back and give the directions should they choose to make the recipe again or make the mix into gift! Sometimes I use holiday recipe cards or decorate plain recipes cards and sometimes I leave it more plain like this time. I try to change it up a bit each year!
Apple Cinnamon Pancake Mix
In a bowl, combine:
1-1/2 cups flour with 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tbsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir well. Spoon into a jar. Add 1/4 cup sugar over top. Place seal on, fabric if you want to jazz it up a bit, the ring and a label or recipe card and ribbon.
To make the pancakes:
Dump contents of jar into a bowl along with 1 egg, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup applesauce, 2 tbsp oil, and 1 apple that has been peeled, cored and grated. Stir well.
Spoon onto hot skillet it griddle that has been lightly oiled. When pancakes have bubbles on top and are set around the edges, flip and cook until golden brown.
Serve with your favorite toppings. We enjoy these with homemade syrup, whipped cream and “apple pie filling” which is basically chunky applesauce – you can find that recipe for apple pie filling here.
