The perfect mix

It's handy to have it sit in your kitchen cabinet. Sunday mornings are less stressful if you know your Tupperware container is keeping it safe for you. You need only a few other ingredients to finish it off and those are ingredients you have on your shelves. The mix makes a great family present as well. Just put it in a glass jar, label it (don't forget to add the extra ingredients on the label) and surprise your loved ones with your favorite no fail pancake mix!

10 cups of plain flour

2 1/2 cups of milk powder

1/4 cup of sugar

1/4 cup of baking powder

2 tablespoons of salt

Mix all the dry ingredients and put the mixture in a large Tupperware container. Keep dark and cool.

So you wake up on a beautiful Sunday morning and you want to surprise the kids with home made American pancakes?

Reach for the Tupperware container with your own special pancake mix. Spoon out 1 1/2 cup of mix. Add 1 slightly beaten egg, 1 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of oil. Don't overdue the mixing, just mix it with a fork.

Heat a griddle. Once it's hot, ladle the dough in portions onto the griddle. As soon as the first bubbles appear, flip the pancakes and cook the other side. Keep the pancakes warm on a plate, under aluminum foil. Serve with maple syrup or a dollop of real butter..