Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Friday, August 15, 2014

Traditional Waffles

Still haven't perfected the amount to add to each section of waffle iron.
I love breakfast. You know how they say it's the most important meal of the day? Well, it's also the most delicious. Breakfast is why I can't go gluten-free. Breakfast is why bacon was invented. And how can you argue with bacon?

Can't argue with waffles, either.
Luckily for me, my son also loves breakfast. I can hardly get him to take one bite of dinner, even if he's never even heard of the meal I've made. But breakfast, that's a different story.

Dark spots are flax seeds.
I let him pick this morning, and he wanted waffles.

Here's our recipe, loosely based on Fannie Farmer:
Mix in bowl:

2/3 c. whole wheat flour

1/3 c. white flour
2 tbsp. flax seeds (obviously not in Fannie's recipe)
1 tsp. baking soda

Using a large-mouth jar, mix together:
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. milk/buttermilk/sour milk/or yogurt (I use mostly milk, with a bit of yogurt to activate the baking soda)

Pour dry ingredients into jar and shake until just mixed, about 10 seconds. Lumps are okay and normal here.

Pure goodness.
Pour a bit into each section of waffle iron and cook until brown. 
You can't overdo it with butter.
Top with butter and syrup. We were out of maple syrup, which I didn't realize until I'd already made the waffles, so we had to use strawberry syrup, but they still tasted pretty good.

I usually add half whole wheat to my recipes, but this time, I used 2/3 and it was still incredibly light and fluffy. You would never know I'd used any whole wheat at all. I don't know what it is about this recipe, but it's always light as air. I credit the jar.