Belgian Waffles

 I love waffles.....!  If you come to my house you WILL have waffles served to you for breakfast.  I love them slightly crisp outside and tender inside.  Light, not heavy.  I love them hot off the griddle.  I love making sure every hole is filled with melted butter.  Surprising, I know!  I love blueberries in them with warm buttermilk syrup drizzled over the top.   AND whipped cream!  So heavenly!

Leisha gave me a flip waffle iron for Christmas.  L-O-V-E, love it!  It's my new favorite thing!  Now Costco sells a double one! Double the goodness!  Since then, I have tried various recipes.  This one is my favorite for a plain waffle.   And yeast waffles are the absolute best!  It works well when adding chocolate chips, blueberries, pecans, or whatever.  There are endless possibilities with waffles.  If you like coconut,  add some and toast some to sprinkle over a waffle drizzled in buttermilk syrup or a coconut syrup!  AND don't forget the whipped cream!   They always need to be topped off with whipped cream!  Your taste buds will sing!

Cade Wyman, our nephew.



I always ask the grandkids if they want an "awful waffle"!  It has become a tradition to have waffles whenever they stay with me.   I'm dreaming of owning an "Awful Waffle Truck" one day!  I love to visualize me traveling around spreading "awful waffle" goodness everywhere I go.   And this will be my basic recipe:

4 1/2 t. dry yeast

2 c. warm milk

4 eggs separated

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 c. sifted flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. sugar

1/2 c. melted butter

Sprinkle yeast over warm milk, stir to dissolve. Beat egg yolks. and add to yeast mixture with vanilla. Sift together flour, salt and sugar, add to liquid ingredients. Stir in melted butter and combine thoroughly. Beat the egg whites until stiff, carefully fold into batter. Let mixture stand in a warm place about 45 minutes or until it doubles in bulk. Use 1/2 cup mix per waffle. Makes 8 to 9 waffles.