Wheat Germ Waffle Mix

3/4 cup wheat germ
1 TB ground flax (optional)
4 1/2 TB buttermilk powder
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 cup whole wheat flour

Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix
3 beaten eggs
1 cup water
1/2 cup melted butter
Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until combined. Let sit about a minute. Cook in hot waffle iron.

Best waffles ever. Also you can layer the dry ingredients in a pint jar as a gift. Just tap the jar or pack between layers.

Pancake Mix In A Jar

2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Include a decorative tag with these instructions:Combine contents of jar with:
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups milk
Pour pancake mix into a large bowl. Add eggs, oil and milk. Stir until well combined. Allow to sit in the refrigerator for 5 minutes.These pancakes may be frozen after frying. Store each pancake separately in plastic wrap and place in a large freezer-safe zip-type bag. Reheat in microwave oven.

Chicken Noodle Soup Mix in a Jar

Place following ingredients into an airtight jar:
1 cup uncooked fine egg noodles
1 1/2 tablespoons chicken-flavored bouillon
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried whole thyme
1/8 teaspoon celery seeds
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 bay leaf

Attach this recipe to the jar:Chicken Noodle Soup:Entire contents of soup mix from the jar 8 cups water 2 carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1/4 cup minced onion 3 cups cooked diced chickenEmpty the soup mix from the jar and the water into a large stockpot. Add the carrots, celery, and onion and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.Remove the bay leaf. Stir in the chicken and simmer an additional 5 minutes.

Potato Soup Mix in a Jar

1 3/4 cups instant mashed potatoes
1 1/2 cups dried milk
2 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon
2 teaspoons dried minced onion
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon turmeric
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Put ingredients in a 1-quart jar.

On gift tag write: Place 1/2 cup mix in soup bowl; add 1 cup of boiling water; stir until smooth.

Chewy Butterscotch Nut Bars in a Jar

1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup pecan pieces or coarsely chopped pecans, toasted and cooled completely
*1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk biscuit and baking mix
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk biscuit and baking mix

In 1-quart widemouth glass jar, gently layer and pack ingredients in the order listed, beginning with butterscotch chips. If there is any space left after adding the last ingredient, add more chips or pecans to fill the jar. Place lid on top. Cut an 8-inch circle of fabric to cover lid. Place fabric over lid; secure in place with ribbon or raffia. Decorate as desired.*

To toast pecans, place in a microwave-safe dish and microwave on HIGH for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring every minute. After measuring the brown sugar, crumble it between your fingers for uniform texture. Be sure to pack the brown sugar firmly in the jar to prevent the baking mix from sifting down through it. Attach a gift tag with the following recipe:Chewy Butterscotch Nut Bars:Empty contents of jar into medium bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted; 1 large egg; and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Press into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F for 18 to 22 minutes or until bars are light golden brown and center is almost set.Makes 16 bars.

Apple Crisp Mix in a Jar

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup chilled butter or margarine
1 cup chopped pecans

Combine all ingredients and seal in a zip-tope or vacuum seal bag (or jar).

To give as gift, Place 2 cans apple pie filling in gift basket with the mix along with the following preparation instructions.

Apple Crisp:Spread 2 cans apple pie filling in a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle topping over apples. Bake at 400 degrees F for 19 to 21 minutes or until filling bubbles and topping is golden brown. Serve warm.

Apple Muffin Mix

in a Jar:

2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup chopped dried apple

Combine and store in an airtight container. Attach the following recipe to the jar:Apple

Muffins:Contents of jar
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Turn jar contents into medium bowl. Add remaining ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fill greased muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown.

**Good- but a little heavy and needed more milk.

A few "Mix in a Jar" recipes

(All are designed to fit into a wide mouth quart jar. All ingredients should be added to the jar in the order listed.)

More Than Chocolate Chips

2 C flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 3/4 C brown sugar, 1/2 C white sugar, fill remaining room in the jar with M&Ms.

Additional ingredients needed to prepare: 1 C butter, 1 egg, 2 tsp. vanilla

To Prepare: Empty ingredients in jar into a large mixing bowls. Soften butter in microwave until almost melted. Lightly beat egg and add to butter, add vanilla and mix well. Pour butter mixture over cookie mix and mix well. Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake 350 degrees 10-12 minutes.

Beef Barley Soup

1/2 C rice, 1/2 C split peas, 1/3 C barley, 3 beef bouillon cubes, 1/3 C barley, 1/4 C dehydrated onion, pasta to the top

Additional ingredients needed to prepare: 1 can beef chunks (adding a bottle of diced tomatoes is also yummy)

Remove pasta and set aside. In a large stock pot combine 6 C water with soup mix and beef. Bring to a boil and simmer 25 minutes or until peas, rice and barley are almost tender. Add pasta and continue cooking 15 minutes more.

Fruit Crisp Topping

1 1/2 C flour, 3/4 C brown sugar, 1 C oats, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, chopped pecans to fill jar

Additional ingredients needed to prepare: 3/4 C butter, fruit

Add fruit to a 8×8 inch baking dish (canned, fresh or frozen). Place crisp mix in large mixing bowl. Melt butter and our over mix. Toss to coat completely. Sprinkle evenly over fruit. Bake until topping is slightly brown and fruit is softened.

Double Chocolate Cookies

1 1/2 C flour, 3/4 C brown sugar, 1/2 C white sugar, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 C cocoa, chocolate chips to fill jar

Other ingredients needed to prepare: 1/3 C butter,1 tsp. vanilla, 2 eggs

Remove chocolate chips and set aside. Place mix in large mixing bowl. Combine butter, vanilla, and eggs and mix well. Add egg mixture to mix and combine well. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake 350 degrees 10 minutes or until firm around the edges but not browned.

Almond Joy Brownies

This is one of those mix in a jar recipes.
Put the following ingredients in a wide mouth quart jar. I found out the hard way it won't fit in a regular quart jar because of the shape of the nexk of the bottle. I ended up just putting it in a gallon ziploc bag and putting that inside a fabric bag. If you're using the jar just put the ingredients in the jar in the order listed, lacking each layer down very firmly. It's a very tight fit.

2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups firmly packed flaked coconut, spinkled with 1 tsp almond extract and tossed to blend
3/4 cup coarsely chopped hwole almonds (not salted)
1 1/4 cups flour mixed with 1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp salt

Attach a card with the following instructions:
1. Empty jar of brownie mix into a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix.
2. Add 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted. 4 eggs slightly beaten
3. Mix until completely blended
4. spred batter in a sprayed 9x13 pan
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2" squares.