You gotta add an egg to the batter.
and I don't understand why anybody uses a mix.
All you need is:
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt.
1 tsp. sugar
mix these ingredients. Toss in
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Then use 1 cup milk,and one egg, mix those two together, and blend the whole mix.
Here's a good variation for you:
in addition to the milk, throw in about two tablespoons of creme fraiche (it's not as sickly sweet as butter).
Chop up one mango.
Instead of bacon fat (or vegetable oil), grease the pan with duck fat. (how do you get duck fat? Well, you start with a duck, of course)
Fry those sum*****es up... tasty.
But yeah, first work on the basics. AARs are an essential part of the process.