Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes

Many people, In order to follow the guidelines of preparedness, have a basement filled with wheat but no wheat grinder!  They figure that when a real crisis comes along, they can survive by soaking the wheat in the water that has been scooped out of the back of the toilet and just hang on until real help arrives!  After all, won't we all enjoy that if we're forced to eat it?   Well, for those of you who are waiting for a raise before you buy your wheat grinder, or for those who have a wheat grinder but don't get it out often to grind your wheat, or for those who just want to try a new and delicious recipe, I have something for you! 

Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes (Waffles)

In a blender, place 1 1/3 cups water, 1/3 cup powdered milk and 1 cup whole wheat kernels.  Blend for 2 minutes.  Nothing says "Time to wake up" better than wheat being ground in a blender!

While it's blending, place in a mixing bowl:

1 1/2 cups white flour

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 1/2 Tablespoons baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

Add to the blender:

2 eggs

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Pour wheat mixture into dry ingredients.  Stir until smooth.  You may need to add more water to get it the right consistency.

Cook on a hot, sprayed griddle until golden.

Makes about 18 pancakes.

Variation: 

Forget the white flour.  Add the eggs, oil, baking powder, salt and sugar to the blender. Blend and add water until right consistency.   Pour from the blender onto your griddle.  

Enjoy!

Let the Sun Shine

We got a solar oven for Christmas!  We were so excited to try it!  Every Saturday, when the sun was shining, we set it up in the back yard (Jacob was glad it was in the back, he didn't want the neighbors to think we're weird)  No sooner did we have it set up, the clouds would come and the sun would be hidden. We'd end up bringing it back in the house without being able to bake anything.  This picture was taken several different times throughout the winter! 

Two Saturdays ago, we set it up and the clouds stayed away!  Finally!  I quickly mixed up some cupcakes and baked them in our outdoor oven!

Voila!  They baked just as well as if they were in my kitchen oven!

I hope that if the time comes that we really need to use the sun for power, it will be in the spring and summer. We'll starve if it's winter!

Click here to go to the Sun Oven website.

Laundry Soap

I have a recipe that will save you lots of money!  This will make 10 gallons of laundry soap.

You'll need Borax, Washing Soda and a bar of Fels Naptha (try saying that 3 times fast)

Put the bar of Fels Naptha soap in a food processor and grate.   It looks a bit like cheese, so don't let your family put it on a tortilla!

Put the grated soap in a large sauce pan.  Add 4 cups water and bring to a boil.

In the meantime, fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot water. Add 1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda and 1/2 cup Borax.  Stir.

Keep a close eye on your pan of soap.  It boils over easily.   Boil and stir until the soap is dissolved. Add to the 5 gallon bucket.  Stir well then fill the bucket with hot water.  Cover with a lid and let sit over night.

  As you can see, the soap has become gel-like.  Stir well.  Use a container such as an empty laundry container, empty apple juice or orange juice bottle.  Fill half way with the soap then add water to fill.  Shake well.  Use 1 cup laundry soap per washload.

Laundry Soap

1 bar Fels Naptha Soap

1/2 cup 20 Mule Team Borax

1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda

Follow the above instructions.  All the supplies are in the laundry aisle of your store. You can buy enough product to make a year supply of laundry soap for $15.00!

This is the first time I've made this.  I've been using it for a week and it seems to clean well and it smells good.  What more could I want?