I pulled together a couple homemade gifts from my kitchen for a few friends this year. There is nothing like a sweet, thoughtful homemade gift to give to a friend. Thought I would share the recipes for an easy, inexpensive gift. Most items you would probably already have on hand in your pantry.
For Candy Cane Syrup:
Combine 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water to a saucepan. Stir well and cook on medium heat. Add 6-8 broken pieces of candy cane to the sugar mixture until dissolved. It will turn a nice pink color. Stir frequently. Let it come to a boil for about 2-3 minutes and turn off heat allowing the syrup to cool in the pan. Once cooled, pour into a jar with lid for storage.
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I saved my glass maple syrup containers through the year to use for such things. Syrups are easy to make. You can make different flavors and give them to friends or family for any occasion. If you don't have a maple syrup container. A jar will do.
For Homemade Pancake Mix:
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
4 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
Mix well together and store in a large mason jar. You can double this recipe to make more!
I made a card and wrote in the instructions to make them:
Add fabric, twine, tag etc...to personalize the gift to the receiver. Use your clever quips and be creative! Have fun with it!
You can double or triple the recipe for making the pancakes here:
Add 1 cup of mix above
1 egg
1 cup of milk
1 tablespoon melted butter or oil
mix together well.
Preheat greased griddle on medium to high heat.
pour 1/3 cup of the batter and cook until pancake bubbles on top,
flip and cook 1-2 minutes more.
Enjoy pancakes with candy cane syrup for a nice
Christmas breakfast treat.
Enjoy!!!!
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