Chocolate Cherry Pancakes Mix in a Jar

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dried cherries
• 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in mixing bowl.
2. Transfer flour mixture to a 1 quart wide mouth jar.
3. Add cherries, then chocolate. Seal Jar.
4. Decorate jar, and attach gift tag with the following recipe:

Chocolate Cherry Pancakes

2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
Contents of Chocolate Cherry Pancakes Mix jar
1 1/2 to 2 cups milk

Combine eggs and melted butter in large bowl. Add contents of jar. Stir until well blended. Add 1 1/2 cups milk. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Add additional milk if thinner pancakes are desired.

Heat griddle or large nonstick skillet until a drop of water dropped on surface sizzles. Pour batter onto hot griddle 1/4 cup at a time. Cook pancakes until golden on both sides.

Yield: 20 to 24 pancakes