Provision Room Series: {Making your Own Mixes} Part III

 

As a third installment in the Provision Room series, we will talk about making your own mixes and spices for the pantry.

I know we have all been often tempted to purchase readily made spice mixes at the grocery store. Even worse are the pre-packaged cake and muffin mixes. They are easily used and can often help in a time constraint, but they are not healthy and cost more than making the mix at home.

With a little forethought, one could prepare her own mixes – whether baking or spices for cooking – and store them in her pantry, thus contributing to her Provision Room as a whole.
I have gathered together some of the baking mixes we have collected and will link them below:

A Large List of Mixes to use including brownies, scones, muffin (one of my favorites) and pancake mix.

Make Ahead Cobbler Mix

Buttermilk Biscuits Mix

Bulk Pastry Mix (great for a large family or a family who loves pie!)

Single Cake Mix {we prepare five at a time and store them separately in mason jars}

 

{I have adapted some of these recipes to include home-milled flour, but you may also just replace the white flour with whole wheat.}

For seasonings in cooking and preparing your meals, we have a few recipes of make your own seasonings. Recipes gathered from Keeper of the Home magazine.

 

Chili Seasoning:

• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 4 teaspoons onion powder
• 4 teaspoons Hungarian paprika
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 2 bay leaves
  Mix together and star in a mason jar.

DIY Celery Salt:
Equal parts celery seed and sea salt
Mix together and store in a jar.

Homemade Taco Seasoning:

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 1½ teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepperHomemade Poultry Seasoning:
• 3 tablespoons dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons dried sage
• 2 tablespoons of dried marjoram
• 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon of freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of dried savory (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
  Mix together and store in a glass jar in the pantry.

Homemade Italian Seasoning:

• 3 tablespoons dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons dried sage
• 2 tablespoons of dried marjoram
• 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon of freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of dried savory
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
  Mix together and store in a glass jar in the pantry. 🙂DIY Ranch Dressing Mix
• ½ cup dried parsley
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 4 tbsp. onion flakes
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  Of course, store it in a glass jar and place in pantry.
  
  Having your mixes and pre-blended spices readily available in the pantry will help streamline your cooking and baking, especially on those busier days.

For the next installment, we will talk about purchase items in bulk … because that certainly does help in filling the Provision Room.

Remember: