Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

DH talked this weekend about making "mixes" for helping to make quicker meals during the week. I have shortening powder and dehydrated eggs, among other ingredients, so I will be vacuum sealing bags of biscuit mix, pancake mix, probably some dumpling mix. I know these are all easy recipes, but if it is all pre-measured and all i have to do is dump in a bowl and add water, why not make it easy on myself.

Mixing stuff up like that can make prep a bit quicker!

One thing that really does it though is using a pressure cooker like the instant pot. I can make a dinner in under an hour--like stew or pot roast with biscuits, cornbread and etc.

I like doing this better than using a crock pot...and the instant pot is also the best crock pot ever too!

 

[BullChick]

 

[pennyJo1960]

hmmm would need more shelves in the pantry for those

 

[ronott1]

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That is a nice idea!

 

[BullChick]

It is. I just wish everything didn’t require those bags.

 

[rjohns39]

I ordered two copies of a book that was supposed to be how to can ‘just add water’ meals. Instead, it required all recipes to be put into Mylar bags. I didn’t have any bags, a dehydrater, or the sealer. I still don’t get why they would use the word ”can”, and have a bunch of Ball canning jars filled with food on the cover.

You don't need mylar, it better but not required. If you can get them, O2 absorbers will extend shelf life, but you can also use a cheap vacuum sealer for the jars.

ETA: I have the same book.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Mixing stuff up like that can make prep a bit quicker!

One thing that really does it though is using a pressure cooker like the instant pot. I can make a dinner in under an hour--like stew or pot roast with biscuits, cornbread and etc.

I like doing this better than using a crock pot...and the instant pot is also the best crock pot ever too!

My instant pot does not cook that fast. Its either defective or I don’t know what I’m doing...and thats a possibility.

 

[N F C]

My instant pot does not cook that fast. Its either defective or I don’t know what I’m doing...and thats a possibility.

I'm in the same boat with the instant pot DMC. DH got me one for Christmas last year and he's used it more than me.

 

[DigMyChicks]

I'm in the same boat with the instant pot DMC. DH got me one for Christmas last year and he's used it more than me.

Irritating since I bought it to cook quicker. It’s faster then a slow cooker though.

 

[N F C]

Irritating since I bought it to cook quicker. It’s faster then a slow cooker though.

Guess I'm old fashioned. I prefer my oven & stove top to anything else. I love my Dutch oven and use that every chance I get.