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Waffles at Lucille's (photo: Youssef Abdelaal, flickr)
Growing up, special days were enjoyed with a special treat, making waffles. Back in the day, a bulky waffle iron had to be heated up, buttered or greased, and watched over as the little indicator moved to the red area and the waffles were done.
Nothing invented since those long ago fifties has made waffles taste better to me, and fluffy Belgian variety are just a variation on the theme. Waffles should be trouble, to my mind, because they are a way to make breakfast into an event above the everyday.
Ingredients
- 4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup
- 4 3/4 ounces whole-wheat flour, approximately 1 cup
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 whole eggs, beaten
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted
- 16 ounces buttermilk, room temperature
- Vegetable spray, for waffle iron
Directions;
Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flours, soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl beat together eggs and melted butter, and then add the buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until combined. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.
Ladle the recommended amount of waffle batter onto the iron according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Close iron top and cook until the waffle is golden on both sides and is easily removed from iron. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.
Waffles are good with butter and syrup, and can be just as good but not better with fruit and whipped cream. Add nuts to either variety, it’s all good.Should I mention frozen waffles? Oh, well, it’s fast and easy, and a way to enjoy otherwise good syrup.
Chicken and waffles is not for the faint of heart, and I admit I’ve tried them but am not a fan.
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Waffles…..gooooood.
I don’t own a waffle iron, but that plate surely does look good.
Thanks for the recipe, Ruth.
(Does this waffle make my butt look big?)
Special Sunday booster food. Yep, it looks bigger on me, too. And spuds asks what you’re doing up.
Give him the skinny (ha) on why I get up so early. I go to bed early, I get up early. 6 hours usually, and then usually an early afternoon nappy. It started when I was raising 3 kids and working full time. Got up at 5 to a little video work out, then start getting us all ready and out the door.
It’s a schedule that works for me. :)
Plus, Hey!, Up is on now. Let’s see how Chris does today.
Have Chris on.
Spuds works by daylight, he’s a farmer.
High Ho The Derrio. Getting up before the sun is a way for this citified girl to feel like a farmer.
Break…
Ruth I’m reading a book of stories by Sandra Cisneros right now, well not this minute. She also wrote the novel The House on Mango Street. Have you heard of her? Very interesting woman.
Here’s her wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Cisneros
Thanks, and no, hadn’t heard of her.
I think, if you’re looking for summer travel reading, that you’d enjoy her. She’s very earthy, spiritual. Of course, I have trouble with some of the Spanish which she switches to sometimes, but you know I love a challenge.
Along with the white and whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup of ground Flaxseed, wheat germ and grapeseed oil and cornmeal can be added for multigrain nutritional benfits.
You never know they’re in there. The nutional benefits are increased. Children like them.
Thanks, all good.
Last weekend, my mister made pancakes for us. He had the griddle out, added the milk and eggs before he opened the bisquick box. There was only about 1/2 the amount of mix he needed. So he looked for some flour. Nada. Then he opended a bag of corn meal. Moths. So, he used potatoe flakes to finish off the batter.
He didn’t tell us any of this until we had started eating. A little different. Not too bad.
Necessity being the mother again.
Thanks for sharing Ruth.
We don’t have a waffle iron either. I see the old irons at thrift stores all the time but am a little afraid of the vintage cloth cords. Maybe I can find one of the old cast iron ones for the top of the stove. Anyone ever used one of those?
We have an old cast iron muffin pan that we use on the camp fire when we’re out camping. Worked well for corn muffins. (That was before the moths, btw.)
Good substitution. I wonder if bread crumbs would work?
I’ve seen waffle attachments for grills, and there’s this, that are affordable; http://www.target.com/p/Nordic-Ware-Silver-Dollar-Waffle-Griddle/-/A-11262308
But somewhere in a thrift store there may be more up to date irons with plastic electric cords, one like mine.
For the occasional breakfast with bizazz.
Talk about a high bar. You’re insanely happy. In a beautiful part of the world. Good company. But, you want pizazz too?
Ha, go for it babe. I’m off to the market. Will get some more bisquick and oooh, maybe some strawberries and bananas.
(Do mimosas count as pizazz?)
This is the kind I am speaking of. I think people use them camping as well.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/75946296/on-sale-rustic-old-cast-iron-waffle
Oh, man. That looks cool. I’m going to keep my eyes open for something like that at the thrift store. Thanks.
That looks cool, too. The smaller waffles might cook better on a campfire. Do you think?
So you turned down the best waffle makers ever made because of a cloth cord.
I really am not a kitchen gadget or appliance person. I just don’t have any place to keep things that only serve one purpose. We already have a bread machine and an espresso maker that we never use. I have a feeling waffles would get made about as often as pancakes, which is maybe 2 times a year.
I’m in the cutting down mode, myself. In longtime homes, like spuds’ larder is located in, there are wonderful things that just live there. There’s also a basement for extra storage of things like jars of food that’s been put up – from the blueberry bushes out back, and the like.
If you get a 1954 32 pound Sunbeam waffle maker, you’ll have waffles every morning for the rest of your life.
;-)
Spud. I’ve got chopped bell peppers and cubed ham pieces on right now for a Denver Omelette.
I’m cleaning and cooking.
We’re going to eat all day. :)
Well, off and on. Hugs to you.
ooh! Waffles. Been thinking about looking for an old timey waffle iron and now I have a recipe to put on it. Thanks. :)
recommended.
Thanks – and if you go to a thrift store or garage sale, that’s the place for those good finds.
Yeah, I’m hep. :)
Hep-peg!
Saw you were up on the tubes later last night.
I got some smiles out of that.
Brunch is:
Entemans Raspberry Danish
Fresh Strawberries and Bananas
Denver Omelette
Mimosas
Just saw a recipe that called for using a waffle iron to make crunchy hash browns. I don’t own a waffle iron either, but next time I’ll try my hash browns on the panini press.
Nice, that’s one of my favorite breakfast things. Will try it on the waffle iron.