Homemade Waffles

We kind of like waffles around the Smith house.  Who am I kidding?  We LOVE waffles!  We have been known to eat them for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner!  We do buy EGGO’s to have around the house in case of an emergency.  But, we like to make homemade waffles.  We have pretty much just used Bisquick (somewhat homemade I guess) in the past.  With Bisquick I didn’t ever feel like they got crispy enough.  Just kind of doughy.  Recently, I found the BEST waffle recipe on the Tasty Kitchen website (Pioneer Woman’s recipe site).  It is really quick and easy and so delicious!  Light, fluffy, and crispy!  YUM!  So, if you like waffles and have a waffle iron, you should definitely give this recipe a try.

The boys in my house like theirs with peanut butter and syrup. I like mine with bananas, pecans, and warm syrup!  Oh yeah…and a little whipped cream too!

 

Ingredients

• 2 whole Eggs (separated)
• 2 cups Milk Or Buttermilk
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• ⅓ cups Canola Oil

Preparation Instructions

Beat egg whites until stiff. In a separate large bowl, put remaining ingredients and beat on low with a hand mixer until moistened. Increase speed to medium and mix until smooth. By hand, gently fold in beaten egg whites. Pour 1/2 cup of batter onto hot waffle iron. Cook until lightly browned. Serve with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

UPDATE**I realized that I never used the egg yolks when we made our waffles. I guess I never read the recipe correctly, but went back and looked and the recipe author said to use them.  We did try putting the egg yolks in the batter.  We did not like them near as much.  They weren’t near as light and crispy.  We also tried it with buttermilk.  Again, they weren’t as light and crispy.  So, we like them with no egg yolks and with regular milk.  :-)