All Purpose Quick Mix With 28 Variations
By GrandmaIsCooking

--Adopted Recipe--
Don't be intimidated by all the steps.  Really, there are just a few steps.  The additional &quot;steps&quot; are all the wonderful variations you can make.  Nutrition information is not correct, as it does not include the extra ingredients listed in the variations below.

Category: High In...
Keywords: < 60 Mins, Easy
Prep time: 10M | Cook time: 30M | Total time: 40M
Yield: 8 cups

Ingredients: whole wheat flour, flour, baking powder, salt, butter

Instructions:
Blend flours, baking powder and salt.  Cut  butter or margarine into flour mixture until  it resembles coarse cornmeal.
Store  tightly covered in refrigerator or  freezer until needed.
To prepare a variation:  Mix together baking mix and additional ingredients listed in one of the variations.  Spread batter in a 13x9 inch loaf pan  and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.  You may also make as muffins; baking time will be shorter.
There are 28 variations of what you can do with  this mix: Variations include  almond, apple, apricot, banana,  blueberry, butterscotch chip, carrot, chocolate or carob chip, coconut,  cranberry, date, fig, granola, lemon, orange, peach,  pineapple, peanut, pear,  pecan, pineapple, prune, pumpkin, raisin, spice, yam,  walnut, yogurt & zucchini---with this same mix as the base for all of them! HERE ARE THE VARIATIONS:
SWEET POTATO OR YAM:    3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons Cinnamon  1/2 teaspoons allspice  1 cup chopped 1 cup mashed, cooked sweet potato  nuts  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1/3 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1/2 cup milk.
WALNUT:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped walnuts  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup milk.
YOGURT:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1/2 teaspoons Baking soda  1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup yogurt, any flavor   1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1/2 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 2/3 cup milk.
ZUCCHINI:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons Cinnamon  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup shredded zucchini  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 2/3 cup milk OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 cup milk.
ALMOND:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons almond extract  1 cup sliced almonds  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup milk.
APPLE:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons Cinnamon  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup apple, shredded  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 2/3 cup milk or apple juice OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 cup milk or  apple juice.
APRICOT:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup diced, dried apricots  1 egg  3/4 cup honey - 3/4 cup apricot nectar OR 1 cup sugar - 1 cup apricot nectar.
BANANA:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup mashed bananas  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1/3 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1/2 cup milk.
BLUEBERRY:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons grated orange peel  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup blueberries  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup orange juice.
BUTTERSCOTCH CHIP:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons vanilla  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup butterscotch chips  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 1/4 cup milk.
CARROT:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons Cinnamon  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup grated carrot  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 2/3 cup milk OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 cup milk.
CHOCOLATE OR CAROB CHIP:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup chcolate or carob chips 1 egg   2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup milk.
COCONUT:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped nuts  3/4 cup coconut  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 1/4 cup milk.
CRANBERRY:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 Tbsp grated orange peel  1 cup chopped nuts  3/4 cup cranberries, chopped  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 cup orange  juice.
DATE:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 Tbsp grated orange peel  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup dates, chopped 1 egg   2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup orange juice.
FIG:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon  1/2 teaspoons allspice  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup chopped, dried figs  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup orange juice.
GRANOLA:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup granola  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk, apple, or orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup milk, apple, or orange juice.
LEMON:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  2 Tbsp grated lemon peel  1 cup chopped nuts  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup milk.
ORANGE:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  2 Tbsp grated orange peel  1 cup chopped nuts  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup orange juice.
PEACH:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons Cinnamon  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup diced, dried peaches  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup orange juice.
PEANUT:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped peanuts  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 1/4 cup milk.
PEAR:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons Cinnamon  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup diced, dried pears  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup orange juice.
PECAN:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped pecans  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 1 1/4 cup milk.
PINEAPPLE:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 Tbsp grated orange peel  1 cup chopped nuts  2/3 cup drained, crushed pineapple  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 2/3 cup orange juice OR 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed - 3/4 cup  orange juice.
PRUNE:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 Tbsp grated orange peel  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup chopped, dried prunes  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup prune juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup prune juice.
PUMPKIN:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 teaspoons cinnamon  1/2 teaspoons allspice  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup canned pumpkin  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1/3 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1/2 cup.
RAISIN:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1 cup chopped nuts  1 cup raisins  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 3/4 cup milk or orange juice OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 cup milk or orange juice.
SPICE:  3 1/2 cup quick mix  1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon  1/2 teaspoons nutmeg  1/4 teaspoons cloves  1 cup chopped nuts  1 egg  2/3 cup honey - 1 cup milk OR 3/4 cup sugar - 1 1/4 cup milk.

Nutrition per serving: 529.3 calories, 24.3 g fat (14.8 g saturated), 61 mg cholesterol, 865.8 mg sodium, 69.7 g carbohydrate (6.8 g fiber, 0.3 g sugar), 11.2 g protein.
Rating: 5 stars from 2 reviews