Mommas 1st nomma!

For my 1st recipe entry I wanted to post something great and super useful. I was blessed with a copy of the greatest book for frugal minds (and any body really who needs to save a buck.) The More with Less Cookbook (http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/more/index.html).This book has some of the best ideas for feeding your family one nickels and dimes.  My favorite most used out of the book is the So with out further ado..my mutated version of the Master Mix  from the above cook book. I have mutated it by using part  whole wheat flour instead of the standard white flour to add some more nutrition. You can also add wheat germ for an extra boost of protein and folic acid. (ladies you should know how important folic acid is!)
So your gonna need a large canister of some kind I used an empty pretzels tub. And you will need a very large bowl to mix in. I use an ex-large plastic punch bowl I got at the dollar tree.
you'll need:
 10cups all purpose flour ( I use 8cups wheat and 2 cups white)
6tablespoons baking 
salt1.5 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup sugar
1cup wheat germ (optional)
now your gonna cut into this dry mix (I use my hands)
2 cups vegetable shortening (if it doesn't say vegetable on it it is made from animal fat..ew..no grease in my pancakes please)
Definition: 'Cut in' means working solid shortening into dry ingredients with two knives or a pastry blender until well mixed. When making pastry, solid shortening, lard, or butter is cut in to a flour mixture until the particles are the size of small peas. This creates a flaky texture by coating the flour proteins with shortening, interrupting the gluten formation.Pronunciation: kutt in • (verb)
once you have turned the mix to the finest consistence possible (cornmeal like, takes about 5 minutes by hand. I like doing it by hand even if its messy because I know I can get it very fine) 
Now add
2cups powdered milk 
once everything is mixed store in a dry place with a tight lid.I use a large spoon and loosely fill my measuring cup with the spoon. 


so go make this and then I will post recipes for what you can use it for! Again be patient with me I am new to this blogging thing still.

**note on milk:The book says tis is optional. But I cant imagine not adding it. The addition of the milk and wheat germ make a pancake or muffin a meal because they add enough protein to supplement when money is tight. You do NOT need meat at every meal, if you supplement. So we are going to ignore the optional label here. Now I recently moved and found that powdered milk is nearly as costly as liquid milk where we live. With that said I STILL buy powdered milk. The obvious reasons why still out weight the reasons not to. (it IS still cheaper, and pennies add up people! it is lower in fats, great for cooking if you dont buy milk on a regular basis,it is shelf stable so you dont waste money because it doesn't go bad (near as fast) and it is great for emergency's)