Sometimes you just don't have stuff on hand. So you have to compromise. I've learned in my 30+ years of cooking how to make some things from scratch that you have to. Like these things. If you have a newborn, a toddler, two preschoolers and no car, you do what you have to. Thanks to an abundance of cookbooks and the internet, I can pool this stuff together for us. But you have to have your staples like dry milk, dry buttermilk, sugar and butter always in your larder.
Sweetened Condensed Milk
version 1
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cup plus 2 TBS powdered milk
Combine in saucepan. Heat to boiling. Simmer until thick, about 20 minutes. Equals one can.
version 2
1 cup dry milk
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiling water
3 TBS softened butter
Combine in blender until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled and slightly thick.
Pancake Syrup
version 1
3/4 cup water
2 cups dark brown sugar
maple flavoring
Boil water. Add sugar. Turn heat down and stir until dissolved. Add 1/2 tsp maple flavor.
version 2
2 TBS water
1 TBS butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup Karo
Boil 2 minutes. Add 1 tsp each vanilla and maple flavoring.
No butter? Got whipping cream? Pour whipping cream into blender. Blend until it becomes a soft chunk. That's butter. The liquid is buttermilk. You are welcome.
Self Rising Flour:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking POWDER
1/2 tsp salt
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