instant mix
Powder needing water
Instant mix is a pre-combined blend of dry ingredients that produces a finished food with minimal preparation—usually just adding water or milk and stirring: pancake instant mix, instant cake mix.
The term emphasizes convenience over scratch cooking: She made brownies from an instant mix.
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- boiling waterH2O at 212°F
- packetSmall sealed container
- convenienceEase of use
- quickMoving with speed
stir · stir in · microwave · pudding · pancake · batter · mashed potatoes · mac and cheese · reconstitute · dried · shelf-stable · boxed · sachet · dissolve · whisk · mug · breakfast · lazy Sunday
instant mixfrom scratch
Starting with nothing prepared
homemade · made from scratch · scratch-made · slow-cooked · hand-crafted
instant mixartisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
traditional · authentic · old-fashioned · grandmother's recipe · heirloom recipe
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