A Waffle Recipe Made Simple

By Ben Cook

Cooking isn't for everyone. Some people claim they can't make anything. But with a simple waffle recipe, you can make a yummy breakfast. There are so many mixes in boxes and ready-made frozen waffles. Isn't that just simpler?

Of course putting a frozen square in the toaster and waiting for it to pop up IS easier. But homemade waffles are so much better. And you can make them! Most of the time, you will already have the necessary ingredients in your kitchen. Just double check before you start; you don't want to get started and then discover that you are one egg short.

One simple recipe uses flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, eggs and milk. Begin by mixing 8 ounces of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar and just a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Set this aside and move on to the butter.

Next, melt 2 ounces of butter in the microwave or a small saucepan. Put the melted butter into a second mixing bowl. Add 3 eggs and cup of milk. Mix these ingredients thoroughly. Combine this egg mixture with the flour mixture and stir until there are no lumps. Now you have your batter. Allowing the batter to sit for 5 minutes will help flavor up the mixture. This is a good time to get the waffle iron hot.

When the iron is hot, cover it with a non-stick cooking spray. Use a ladle to pour cup of the batter into the iron. If you don't have a ladle, a spoon can be used. Close the waffle iron and cook until waffles are a golden brown on both sides and slide easily out. This recipe yields 8 nine-inch waffles. To make fewer waffles, cut the ingredient list in half. Or for more waffles, double the amounts for each item.

This is the simple recipe. But you may decide to spruce it up by adding cinnamon, blueberries, raisins, chopped bananas or chocolate chips. You will want these additions to be cut small enough so that they cook more easily and are easier to eat.

Looking to go healthy? Substitute some or all of the flour for wheat flour. Replace the butter with margarine. Consider using free-range eggs as well.

That's all you have to do! This simple waffle recipe can be followed by just about anybody. One last thing: if you don't have a waffle Iron, no problem. This batter could be used to make pancakes as well. Just as yummy! - 29884

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